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| − | [http://www.vmware.com/ VMware] allows you to run one or more [[virtual]] machines at the same time on one computer. VMware player is (as of 2013-10-21) free for non-commercial use. | + | This is the user page of Thorsten. Nothing [[http://www.linuxintro.org/index.php?title=User:ThorstenStaerk|here]]. Better go [[http://www.staerk.de/thorsten|there]]. |
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| − | <metadesc>How to install, run and troubleshoot VMware on Linux.</metadesc>
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| − | = Using VMware Player = | |
| − | * Download VMware Player. You get an installation file, in this example we call it VMware-Player-4.0.0-471780.x86_64.bundle.
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| − | * install some [[dependencies]], e.g. for SUSE Linux [[open a console]] and enter:
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| − | yast -i kernel-source make gcc
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| − | * install VMware Player:
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| − | sh VMware-Player-4.0.0-471780.x86_64.bundle
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| − | To run vmware player, enter
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| − | vmplayer
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| − | = removing VMware Player =
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| − | vmware-installer --gtk --uninstall-component ''component''
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| − | Where component can be
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| − | vmware-installer
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| − | vmware-player-setup
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| − | vmware-vmx
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| − | vmware-network-editor
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| − | vmware-usbarbitrator
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| − | vmware-player-app
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| − | vmware-ovftool
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| − | vmware-player
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| − | = Installing VMWare ESX server =
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| − | After installing VMWare ESX server, set in /etc/ssh/sshd_config
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| − | PermitRootLogin yes
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| − | = The vmware files =
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| − | *.vmdk files hold virtual disks
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| − | *.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.
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| − | *.ovf files describe a virtual machine in a standardized format. The virtual machines can be imported e.g. with vmware player.
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| − | *.ova files describe a virtual machine in a standardized format. The virtual machines can be imported e.g. with vmware player.
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| − | = Moving virtual machines =
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| − | I ran out of disk space and moved my virtual machines from the SSD disk /root/vmware to another disk /mnt/vmware:
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| − | mkdir /mnt/vmware
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| − | mv /root/vmware/* /mnt/vmware
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| − | Then I put a link from /root/vmware to /mnt/vmware:
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| − | ln -s /mnt/vmware /root
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| − | Then the virtual machines showed up twice in the inventory. I had to delete /root/.vmware to get rid of this.
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| − | = TroubleShooting =
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| − | == mouse-keyboard-screen control ==
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| − | '''Symptom:''' When you start vmplayer you get a pop-up saying "Failed to initialize mouse-keyboard-screen control"
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| − | ;Reason: You have probably tried to start your virtual machine in an nx session
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| − | ;Solution: Better use a vnc session.
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| − | == C header files ==
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| − | ;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."
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| − | ;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:
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| − | # uname -a
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| − | 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
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| − | # rpm -qv kernel-desktop
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| − | kernel-desktop-2.6.37.1-1.2.2.x86_64
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| − | # rpm -qv kernel-source
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| − | kernel-source-2.6.37.1-1.2.2.noarch
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| − | == gcc ==
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| − | ;Symptom: When starting vmplayer you get a pop-up saying
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| − | A compatible version of gcc was not found.
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| − | ;Solution: Install gcc, e.g. for SUSE Linux:
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| − | yast -i gcc
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| − | == build environment error ==
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| − | ;Symptom: When starting vmplayer you get a pop-up saying
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| − | Build environment error! A required application is missing and Modconfig can not continue. xzCheck the log for more details.
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| − | ;Reason: VMware [[build]]s some kernel modules at its first start. To do this it requires the [[package]] [[make]].
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| − | ;Solution: Install make, e.g. for SUSE Linux:
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| − | yast -i make
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| − | = See also =
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| − | * [[turn your physical computer into a virtual one]]
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