Installing VMware Server & MUI on Ubuntu 7.10
Installing VMware on Ubuntu 7.10 isn't as easy as Ubuntu usually makes things out to be. None the less, my handy how to will sort you out.
It's probably best to start off with a fresh Gusty Gibbon install.
1. For starters we'll install a few pre-reqs,
apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r` build-essential xinetd
1.1 If you're using an AMD 64 like myself, you need the following, apparently,
apt-get install ia32-libs
1.2 I also had to create symlink in the /usr/src directory
cd /usr/src ln -s linux-headers-2.6.22-14-server linux
Check the kernel version, you may have a newer one!
2. Ubuntu needs a bit of fudging around with the SSL certificates for the MUI.
mkdir -p /etc/vmware/ssl/ touch /etc/vmware/ssl/rui.key touch /etc/vmware/ssl/rui.crt
3. Download the latest VMWare Server from VMware .
Don't forget to register with VMWare so you can get the license keys required.
wget http://download3.vmware.com/software/vmserver/VMware-server-<VERSION>.tar.gz
4. We'll do a first run on the VMware installer
tar -xvzf VMware-server-<VERSION>.tar.gz cd vmware-server-distrib ./vmware-install.pl
Accept all the defaults, except the final question that asks you about compiling the vmmon modules, say no.
5. We need to patch the source for Gusty Gibbon.
Download the latest patch from this site
cd vmware-any-any-update113 ./runme.pl
This runs some voodoo curses and throws you back to Step 8 of the VMware Server install, accept all the defaults again, this time, say "Yes, please" to compiling the vmmon modules.
Thats it, all done!
Install the VMware Server Console and your laughing!
If you want the MUI installed, which is a nice web based interface to the server, here goes;
1. Download and extract
wget http://download3.vmware.com/software/vmserver/VMware-mui-<VERSION>.tar.gz tar zxpfv VMware-mui-<VERSION>.tar.gz cd vmware-mui-distrib
2. A small fix for the Gibbon is required,
ln -s -f /bin/bash /bin/sh
3. Finally, run the installer
./vmware-install.pl
Your MUI should be accessable at http://<SERVER>:8222/
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About Kieran
December 11th, 2007 - 20:24
Thanks step 2 of the mui install! I could not figure out why I was getting an ” Starting httpd.vmware:-ne failed” error during the mui installation.
ln -s -f /bin/bash /bin/sh was the ticket!
December 18th, 2007 - 15:10
Thanks man I’m still a noob at linux and have been searching to fix the Vmmon error, this works fluently.
And I’ve got a web interface!
woot
January 10th, 2008 - 21:11
I keep getting errors when it asks me to compile the headers during the VMware installation, it wants me to point it to the directory of the compiler, but I have no idea where that is, any suggestions?
January 14th, 2008 - 13:34
Joel: I’m guessing you need to run step one.
apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r` build-essential xinetd
October 8th, 2008 - 10:15
hope someone can help me out,
I have successfully installed and configured both VMware Server & MUI on Ubuntu 7.10 by following all the step mentioned but as soon as i brows to it i get the following error:
503 Service Unavailable
Any help would be appreciated,