How to install VMware Server 2.0.1 on Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope

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  Daniel Holm June 25th, 2009 at 14:49

  Sorry to say that the attached patch makes it impossible to login to the web interface.

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    Radu June 25th, 2009 at 15:53

    Hi, Daniel! It worked for me as I had used this version of VMware Server before I moved away to VirtualBox. The authentication is done using your /etc/passwd file. If I remember well, I did the install using sudo, but sudo wasn’t needed for reading the passwd file, as it has 644 file permissions, but for different configs. I am 100% sure that the installation worked ok as I wouldn’t have posted something not verified on my blog.
    

    Try looking for bugs related to authentication in VMware Server because I have experienced the same thing, only on a Windows machine.

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  Radu June 26th, 2009 at 00:18

  I have just tested again (just for the sake of it) the script on my laptop. Everything went smooth.

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  Devan June 27th, 2009 at 16:43

  Perfect! Thanks for the script

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    Radu June 27th, 2009 at 19:13

    You are welcome, Devan! More of them will follow with the Ubuntu tutorial that I have started to write.

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  Ravi July 4th, 2009 at 03:39

  The script makes the installation proceed smoothly on Jaunty 64 bit. The web console opens and my test VM starts. However, a click in the Console tab produces not the login screen but an error message box:

  “Cannot access virtual machine console. The request timed out”

  Would appreciate tips.

  Have been using the same version of VMware server on Fedora 10-64 for several months.

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    Radu July 4th, 2009 at 11:11

    Hi Ravi!

    I am not sure what is the cause for what you are experiencing. The link between the virtualization server and your virtual machine is done by using the browser plugin made by VMware. Have you tried to SSH your virtual machine and see if it’s not something wrong there?

    Just my 2 cents…

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  Ravi July 5th, 2009 at 08:40

  Good tip. Removed the VMware plugin and installed in again. Worked like a charm.

  Thanks.

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  Radu July 5th, 2009 at 11:21

  I am more than glad that I could offer you a tip.

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  Luke July 7th, 2009 at 20:26

  Thanks for the script! Installing now

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    Radu July 7th, 2009 at 22:44

    Use the force, Luke! You are welcome.

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  Yoda Knight July 13th, 2009 at 17:50

  Nice one !
  Was in the process of downloading the Fedora DVD as had given up on ever getting this to work on Jaunty – thanks for saving my poor broadband

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    Radu July 13th, 2009 at 22:02

    For me Ubuntu is the best distro out there. There isn’t anything that can’t be found for it in just a matter of a google search.

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  marcus July 20th, 2009 at 09:19

  groovy, dude, the freakin headers didn’t seem to work without your patch, thanks a lot

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    Radu July 20th, 2009 at 11:55

    Actually I only built the script that patches and installs VMware Server. The patch is from ubuntuforums.org. Anyway, it’s a pleasure for me to offer solutions to an open source community.

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  Rob B July 22nd, 2009 at 06:52

  Holy cow! Virtualization under a real server linux distribution.That’s easy easy to install?!

  You sir, I owe a beer to, for one of the most useful bits of code I’ve come accross in a long time.

  I’ve been wrestling with my new server for the house for weeks. First ESXi, then Xen, then Jaunty (Or as I’ve been calling it Jaundiced Jackal until now) trying to get KVM or VBox to actually run and be easy to admin.

  I don’t think I’ve every had such an easy time getting to grips with a tool under linux, so thank you once more.

  Rob

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