Comments on: How to install VMware Server 2.0.1 on Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope

By: How to install VMware Server 2.0.2 on Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope :: A script for automated patch install | Radu Cotescu

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:01:04 +0000

[...] The same script I wrote in order to help users install VMware Server 2.0.1 (build 156745) on Ubuntu 9.04 can be used for the latest release from VMware: VMware Server 2.0.2 (build [...]

By: Radu

Radu — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:07:55 +0000

Simply delete the folder containing your virtual machines. By default it should be /var/lib/vmware if you didn’t choose another location when you installed it.

By: olaf

olaf — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:04:31 +0000

hi radu,

thanks for the fast reply … ok, I used the script you suggested, but it seems that it did not free the hard disk memory that was occupied by the VM. How can I solve this problem?

Thank you!

By: Radu

Radu — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:50:23 +0000

Hi Olaf! My script cannot be used to uninstall the server but you can execute this one (which is made by VMware and added to your $PATH):

sudo vmware-uninstall.pl

VMware is not slow… It’s as slow as your computer is. Take note that this product is for server virtualization and due to this has some system requirements which do not make it suitable for using on regular desktops. This is why VirtualBox or VMware Player would be a better candidate for the job.

By: olaf

olaf — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:58:04 +0000

hi,
I am a beginner with linux. I used your script to install vmware server on ukubuntu 9.04. Everything worked great. But compared to vmware server 1.x the new version is really slow … that’s why I would like to uninstall to give virtualbox a try … Can I use your script to uninstall? If so: How?
Thanks in advance!!

By: Leandro

Leandro — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:14:12 +0000

Sorry still happening after giving permissions, but I solved it without putting the “sudo sh”, and running as root “./vmware-install-script.sh” straight away. I shouldnt be filling the blog with these newbie entries

Bye

By: Leandro

Leandro — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:08:13 +0000

Ohh newbie mistake. I should have seen the previous post first. The permissions!!!

Thk anyway

By: Leandro

Leandro — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:05:24 +0000

Hi Radu,

Ive downloaded your scripts, but when I put “sudo sh vmware-install-script.sh” in the console, It gives me the following error:

vmware-install-script.sh: 34: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting “)”)

I dont what Im doing wrong, because the scripts seems to work perfect for the rest.

Thk

By: no

no — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:32:47 +0000

Script works flawlessly. Thanks a lot. One tiny thing for the newb’s: sudo chmod +x vmware-install-script.sh

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