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Bigfoot65 at 03:38, 23 June 2020

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Bigfoot65 at 16:30, 5 April 2014

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Bigfoot65 at 22:31, 2 December 2012

2012-12-02T22:31:13Z

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2011-03-14T08:43:55Z

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Bigfoot65 at 23:05, 13 March 2011

2011-03-13T23:05:27Z

Bigfoot65: /* Fedora 14 */

2011-03-13T23:04:37Z

Fedora 14

Bigfoot65: /* Fedora 10 */

2011-03-13T23:01:50Z

Fedora 10

Bigfoot65: /* Fedora 14 */

2011-03-13T23:00:44Z

Fedora 14

Bigfoot65: /* Fedora 14 */

2011-03-13T23:00:08Z

Fedora 14

Bigfoot65: /* Fedora 14 */

2011-03-13T22:58:46Z

Fedora 14

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 *Now we need to install some needed packages, open a terminal and enter:
-{{Code|su -
+ su -
-yum -y install kernel-devel-`uname -r` xinetd gcc gcc-c++ perl-devel perl-ExtUtils-Embed wget vim-enhanced
+ yum -y install kernel-devel-`uname -r` xinetd gcc gcc-c++ perl-devel perl-ExtUtils-Embed wget vim-enhanced
-exit}}
+ exit
 *VMware server 2.02 does not work with kernel 2.6.35 out of the box, so we need a small script:
-{{Code|wget --no-check-certificate http://codebin.cotescu.com/vmware/vmware-server-2.0.x-kernel-2.6.3x-install.sh}}
+ wget --no-check-certificate <nowiki>http://codebin.cotescu.com/vmware/vmware-server-2.0.x-kernel-2.6.3x-install.sh</nowiki>
 *Look at your download directory. You should find these files:
     # -rw-r--r-- 1 user group      8696 Dec 16 16:46 raducotescu-vmware-server-linux-2.6.3x-kernel-release-1.5-1-g71f8b66.tar.gz
     # -rw-rw-r-- 1 user group 506047036 Dec 16 16:31 VMware-server-2.0.2-203138.i386.tar.gz
 * Now, unpack the file we got from the script:
-{{Code|tar xvfz raducotescu-vmware-server-linux-2.6.3x-kernel-release-1.5-1-g71f8b66.tar.gz}}
+ tar xvfz raducotescu-vmware-server-linux-2.6.3x-kernel-release-1.5-1-g71f8b66.tar.gz
 *A new directory has been created:
    # ls -l
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    # -rw-rw-r-- 1 user group 506047036 Dec 16 16:31 VMware-server-2.0.2-203138.i386.tar.gz
 *Move the downloaded VMware server in the new directory:
-{{Code|mv VMware-server-2.0.2-203138.i386.tar.gz raducotescu-vmware-server-linux-2.6.3x-kernel-71f8b66/
+ mv VMware-server-2.0.2-203138.i386.tar.gz raducotescu-vmware-server-linux-2.6.3x-kernel-71f8b66/
-cd raducotescu-vmware-server-linux-2.6.3x-kernel-71f8b66
+ cd raducotescu-vmware-server-linux-2.6.3x-kernel-71f8b66
-ls -l}}
+ ls -l
 *Your directory should now look like this:
    # -rw-rw-r-- 1 user group      1321 Nov 14 22:24 LICENSE
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 *To install VMware server, we need the script vmware-server-2.0.x-kernel-2.6.3x-install.sh.
 To execute it, root rights are required.
-{{Code|./vmware-server-2.0.x-kernel-2.6.3x-install.sh}}
+ ./vmware-server-2.0.x-kernel-2.6.3x-install.sh
 *The installer will ask a lot of questions which can be answered by defaults by hitting ''Enter''.
 At the question:
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 the installer will get stuck. Close it with ''Ctrl-C''.
 *The VMware configfile must be edited to continue:
-{{Code|chmod 755 /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl
+ chmod 755 /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl
-vim /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl}}
+ vim /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl
 You can of course use another editor, but he should display line numbers.
 Around line 2702, replace
-{{Text|Text=[...]
+<pre>[...]
      if (-e $answer . '/linux/utsrelease.h') <nowiki>{</nowiki>
        $uts_headers .<nowiki>=</nowiki> "#include <linux/utsrelease.h>\n";
      <nowiki>}</nowiki>
-[...]}}
+[...]</pre>
 with
-{{Text|Text=[...]
+<pre>[...]
      if (-e $answer . '/generated/utsrelease.h') <nowiki>{</nowiki>
        $uts_headers .<nowiki>=</nowiki> "#include <./generated/utsrelease.h> \n";
      <nowiki>}</nowiki>
-[...]}}
+[...]</pre>
 *Now run the configuration script:
-{{Code|/usr/bin/vmware-config.pl}}
+ /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl
 to finish the installation.
 *Only two questions need specific answers, answer the default values with''Enter'' for the others again:

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:30, 5 April 2014
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	== Fedora 14 ==		== Fedora 14 ==

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:31, 2 December 2012
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	Greg aka rampage537-->		Greg aka rampage537-->
−	[[Category:~~Apps~~]]	+	[[Category:Virtualization]]

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 {{Code|chmod 755 /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl
 vim /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl}}
-You can of course use another editor, but he should isplla line numbers.
+You can of course use another editor, but he should display line numbers.
 Around line 2702, replace
 {{Text|Text=[...]

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:05, 13 March 2011
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	Greg aka rampage537-->		Greg aka rampage537-->
		+	[[Category:Apps]]

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 That should be it.
-== Fedora 10 ==
+<!--== Fedora 10 ==
 Begin enjoying the benefits of server virtualization for free. VMware Server is a hosted virtualization platform that installs like an application on any existing server hardware and partitions a physical server into multiple virtual machines.
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 Any questions feel free to hit me up in the IRC
-Greg aka rampage537
+Greg aka rampage537-->