instalación de VMWare en ubuntu

                     

                        

Antes de utilizar el vmware, existen otras posibilidades como por ejemplo: quemu, VirtualBox.

El paquete VirtualBox para ubuntu lo podeis encontrar desde aqui.

El manual lo podeis encontrar en esta página.Es más sencillo que vmware y parece que consume menos recursos.
Para poder hacer funcionar el vmware necesitamos unos cuanto paquetes:

apt-get install libx11-6 libx11-dev libxtst6 xlibs-dev xinetd wget

Despues de descargar estos paquetes y librerias,pasamos instalar herramientas que necesita para poder instalarlo.Es muy posible que muchos de ellas ya las teng vuestro sistema, pero son las que hacen falta.

apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r`

Con ello conseguimos instalar las cabeceras que luego nos las pedirá el vmware.

Vamos al directorio donde se encuentre el vmware.

cd vmware-server-distrib
./vmware-install.pl

Fuente:

Instalación de vmware en ubuntu.

AQUI DEJO LA CONFIGURACIÓN:

Creating a new installer database using the tar3 format.

Installing the content of the package.

In which directory do you want to install the binary files?
[/usr/bin] <– /usr/bin

What is the directory that contains the init directories (rc0.d/ to rc6.d/)?
[/etc] <– /etc

What is the directory that contains the init scripts?
[/etc/init.d] <– /etc/init.d

In which directory do you want to install the daemon files?
[/usr/sbin] <– /usr/sbin

In which directory do you want to install the library files?
[/usr/lib/vmware] <– /usr/lib/vmware

The path “/usr/lib/vmware” does not exist currently. This program is going to
create it, including needed parent directories. Is this what you want? [yes] <– yes

In which directory do you want to install the manual files?
[/usr/share/man] <– /usr/share/man

In which directory do you want to install the documentation files?
[/usr/share/doc/vmware] <– /usr/share/doc/vmware

The path “/usr/share/doc/vmware” does not exist currently. This program is going
to create it, including needed parent directories. Is this what you want?
[yes] <– yes

The installation of VMware Server 1.0.0 build-28343 for Linux completed
successfully. You can decide to remove this software from your system at any
time by invoking the following command: “/usr/bin/vmware-uninstall.pl”.

Before running VMware Server for the first time, you need to configure it by
invoking the following command: “/usr/bin/vmware-config.pl”. Do you want this
program to invoke the command for you now? [yes] <– yes

Making sure services for VMware Server are stopped.

Stopping VMware services:
Virtual machine monitor done

You must read and accept the End User License Agreement to continue.
Press enter to display it.
….. snip [LICENCE TEXT] ……

Do you accept? (yes/no) <– yes
Thank you.

Configuring fallback GTK+ 2.4 libraries.

In which directory do you want to install the mime type icons?
[/usr/share/icons] <– /usr/share/icons

The path “/usr/share/icons” does not exist currently. This program is going to
create it, including needed parent directories. Is this what you want? [yes] <– yes

What directory contains your desktop menu entry files? These files have a
.desktop file extension. [/usr/share/applications] <– /usr/share/applications

The path “/usr/share/applications” does not exist currently. This program is
going to create it, including needed parent directories. Is this what you want?
[yes] <– yes

In which directory do you want to install the application’s icon?
[/usr/share/pixmaps] <– /usr/share/pixmaps

Trying to find a suitable vmmon module for your running kernel.

The module bld-2.6.15-23-i386server-Ubuntu6.06 loads perfectly in the running
kernel.

Do you want networking for your virtual machines? (yes/no/help) [yes] <– yes

Configuring a bridged network for vmnet0.

The following bridged networks have been defined:

. vmnet0 is bridged to eth0

All your ethernet interfaces are already bridged.

Do you want to be able to use NAT networking in your virtual machines? (yes/no)
[yes] <– yes

Configuring a NAT network for vmnet8.

Do you want this program to probe for an unused private subnet? (yes/no/help) <– yes
Probing for an unused private subnet (this can take some time)…

The subnet 192.168.246.0/255.255.255.0 appears to be unused.

The following NAT networks have been defined:

. vmnet8 is a NAT network on private subnet 192.168.246.0.

Do you wish to configure another NAT network? (yes/no) [no] <– no

Do you want to be able to use host-only networking in your virtual machines?
[yes] <– yes

Configuring a host-only network for vmnet1.

Do you want this program to probe for an unused private subnet? (yes/no/help)
[yes] <– yes

Probing for an unused private subnet (this can take some time)…

The subnet 172.16.37.0/255.255.255.0 appears to be unused.

The following host-only networks have been defined:

. vmnet1 is a host-only network on private subnet 172.16.37.0.

Do you wish to configure another host-only network? (yes/no) [no] <– no

Trying to find a suitable vmnet module for your running kernel.

The module bld-2.6.15-23-i386server-Ubuntu6.06 loads perfectly in the running
kernel.

Please specify a port for remote console connections to use [902] <– 902

Stopping internet superserver: xinetd.
Starting internet superserver: xinetd.
Configuring the VMware VmPerl Scripting API.

Building the VMware VmPerl Scripting API.

Using compiler “/usr/bin/gcc”. Use environment variable CC to override.

Installing the VMware VmPerl Scripting API.

The installation of the VMware VmPerl Scripting API succeeded.

Generating SSL Server Certificate

In which directory do you want to keep your virtual machine files?
[/var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines] <– /var/vm

Please enter your 20-character serial number.

Type XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX or ‘Enter’ to cancel: <– your VMware Server serial number

Starting VMware services:
Virtual machine monitor done
Virtual ethernet done
Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 done
Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet1 (background) done
Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet8 (background) done
NAT service on /dev/vmnet8 done

The configuration of VMware Server 1.0.0 build-28343 for Linux for this running
kernel completed successfully.