[SFS] VMWS 9 on Ubuntu Server and CentOS

[David L. Willson]

How to install VMWS 9.0.3 on Ubuntu Server and CentOS minimal
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I wouldn't care about Vmware Workstation any more, except that I have a few import virtual machines in vmware, and have found no easy way to convert them to KVM.

These are the processes I've found for installing Vmware Workstation on next to nothing. The Ubuntu Server process is more recently tested than the CentOS. After doing this process, you run vmware over ssh -X or ssh -Y, since the host machine doesn't have enough X to start a local GUI.

Ubuntu Server
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sudo apt-get install x11-apps libxtst6 libxinerama1 libxi6 linux-source
sudo bash VMware-Workstation-Full-9.0.3-1410761.x86_64.bundle 
sudo /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vmx --new-sn 550A1-05JD4-08L03-C88H0-10UN1
sudo /usr/bin/vmware-modconfig --icon='vmware-workstation' --appname='VMware'
sudo /etc/init.d/vmware-workstation-server start
vmware


CentOS minimal
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yum install xorg-x11-xauth xorg-x11-fonts-* xorg-x11-utils libXtst libXinerama
bash VMware-Workstation-Full-9.0.3-1410761.x86_64.bundle
/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vmx --new-sn 550A1-05JD4-08L03-C88H0-10UN1