VMWare
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VMware allows you to run one or more virtual machines at the same time on one computer. You can download VMWare Player for free.
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Using VMware Player
After downloading VMware Player you must install it. So, open a console and enter
sh VMware-Player-4.0.0-471780.x86_64.bundle
To run vmware player, enter
vmplayer
removing VMware Player
vmware-installer --gtk --uninstall-component component
Where component can be
vmware-installer vmware-player-setup vmware-vmx vmware-network-editor vmware-usbarbitrator vmware-player-app vmware-ovftool vmware-player
Installing VMWare ESX server
After installing VMWare ESX server, set in /etc/ssh/sshd_config
PermitRootLogin yes
The vmware files
- .vmdk files hold virtual disks
- .vmx files describe a virtual machine (where to find the virtual disks etc.) in vmware's own format. It can be opened e.g. with vmware player.
- .ovf files describe a virtual machine in a standardized format. The virtual machines can be imported e.g. with vmware player.
- .ova files describe a virtual machine in a standardized format. The virtual machines can be imported e.g. with vmware player.
TroubleShooting
mouse-keyboard-screen control
Symptom: When you start vmplayer you get a pop-up saying "Failed to initialize mouse-keyboard-screen control"
- Reason
- You have probably tried to start your virtual machine in an nx session
- Solution
- Better use a vnc session.
C header files
- Symptom
- When starting vmplayer you get a pop-up saying "C header files matching your running kernel were not found. Refer to your distribution's documentation for installation instructions."
- Solution
- Make sure your kernel sources are installed. Make sure running kernel, installed kernel and installed kernel source have the same version, in this example for SUSE Linux:
# uname -a Linux tweedleburg 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop #1 SMP PREEMPT 2011-02-21 10:34:10 +0100 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux # rpm -qv kernel-desktop kernel-desktop-2.6.37.1-1.2.2.x86_64 # rpm -qv kernel-source kernel-source-2.6.37.1-1.2.2.noarch
gcc
- Symptom
- When starting vmplayer you get a pop-up saying
A compatible version of gcc was not found.
- Solution
- Install gcc, e.g. for SUSE Linux:
yast -i gcc
build environment error
- Symptom
- When starting vmplayer you get a pop-up saying
Build environment error! A required application is missing and Modconfig can not continue. xzCheck the log for more details.
- Reason
- VMware builds some kernel modules at its first start. To do this it requires the package make.
- Solution
- Install make, e.g. for SUSE Linux:
yast -i make
