Install VMware Server 2 In Ubuntu Karmic Koala (9.10)

VMware is a provider of virtualization software, to install it on ubuntu karmic koala,  you should download this application,  visit http://www.vmware.com/products/server/ and click download icon, but you must login firts to download this packages, if you dont have an account you can register.

After login choose tar packages, and wich one 32-bit system or 64-bit system, and done. to install it, go to terminal and login as root :

$ sudo su

Download script, here or you can download by terminal

$ wget http://codebin.cotescu.com/vmware/vmware-server-2.0.x-kernel-2.6.31-14-install.sh

Then run script by type :

$ chmod +x vmware-server-2.0.x-kernel-2.6.31-14-install.sh
$ ./vmware-server-2.0.x-kernel-2.6.31-14-install.sh [PATH _TO_VMWARE_ARCHIVE]

You must enter 20 serial number, you can get it if you have an account on site VMware Server and fill if you asked serial number on installing process and finish.

Open your browser to running this application and type :

https://127.0.0.1:8333

And you will be asked get certificate security, just choose : add exception and confirm, to login on VMware server just enter

Username : root
Password : your root password

Happy Testing....!!

Sources :


http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-install-vmware-server-2-on-ubuntu-9.10-p2
http://radu.cotescu.com/2009/10/30/how-to-install-vmware-server-2-0-x-on-ubuntu-9-10-karmic-koala/