Kubuntu 8.04 64bit essential apps install guide

5. VMware Server 1.0.6

So now let’s install VMware Server. First we need some required packages to get it run on 64bit kubuntu.

2. Install xinetd
$ apt-get install xinetd

3. Install ia32-libs
$ apt-get install ia32-libs

4. Get your key and download it from here:
http://www.vmware.com/download/server/

http://download3.vmware.com/software/vmserver/VMware-server-1.0.6-91891.tar.gz

5. Unpack vmware
$ tar -xzvf VMware-server-1.0.6-91891.tar.gz

6. Change to the installation directory.
$ cd vmware-server-distrib

7. Run the installation program.
$ ./vmware-install.pl

This will automatically run the configuration program at the end of the installation. (see next step)

8. Run the configuration program
$ ./vmware-config.pl

Needs to be run after kernel-upgrade

8. Test VMware Server and fix libgcc error
Run vmware as root. You may encounter the following error:

$ vmware
/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware: /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcc_s.so.1/libgcc_s.so.1: version `GCC_3.4' not found (required by /usr/lib32/libcairo.so.2)
/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware: /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcc_s.so.1/libgcc_s.so.1: version `GCC_4.2.0' not found (required by /usr/lib32/libstdc++.so.6)
/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware: /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcc_s.so.1/libgcc_s.so.1: version `GCC_3.4' not found (required by /usr/lib32/libcairo.so.2)
/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware: /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcc_s.so.1/libgcc_s.so.1: version `GCC_4.2.0' not found (required by /usr/lib32/libstdc++.so.6)
/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware: /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcc_s.so.1/libgcc_s.so.1: version `GCC_3.4' not found (required by /usr/lib32/libcairo.so.2)
/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware: /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcc_s.so.1/libgcc_s.so.1: version `GCC_4.2.0' not found (required by /usr/lib32/libstdc++.so.6)

To fix this just rename the libgcc_s.so.1:
root@fekwhp:/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcc_s.so.1# mv libgcc_s.so.1 libgcc_s.so.1-bak
So now vmware takes the libgcc_s.so.1 from /usr/lib which is the one provided by kubuntu!

9. Edit menu item
After installation VMware Server icon appears under System menu:

To run VMware server properly it must be run as root. You have to edit the menu entry as follows:

10. Run VMware Server
Now you can run VMware Server by using the menu item or type in “vmware” in a root terminal!

x. VMware Server Uninstallation
$ /usr/bin/vmware-uninstall.pl

End.