VMware Server
VMware Server is a virtualization application that is used to create and run virtual computers. It offers some benefits over VirtualBox OSE such as better networking options like bridged networking and the option to divide the virtual hard drive into multiple files. Unfortunately it is not open source software and does require a registration for a free license number. Versions are available for Linux and Windows.
Setting up VMWare Server on Ubuntu 7.10:
Download VMWare Server:
http://www.vmware.com/download/server/
Get a free registration number:
http://register.vmware.com/content/registration.html
It is currently possible to keep your email address private by giving an invalid email address because the registration number is displayed on the screen after you enter in the information and is not emailed to the given address.
Installing VMware Server in Ubuntu from the terminal:
Make sure the proper build environment is available:
sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-’uname -r’
sudo apt-get install xinetd
Change to the directory where VMware was saved and unarchive the tar.gz file:
tar -xvzf VMware-server-*.tar.gz
Open the newly created directory:
cd vmware-server-distrib
Run the installation script:
sudo ./vmware-install.pl
Accept all the defaults presented by pressing the ENTER key.
VMware Server Console can now be accessed by going to Applications –> System Tools. To access it from a command line type “vmware”