How to install VMware Server 2 on Ubuntu 8.04 LTS host server.

Go to the VMware download page. Make the registration for the free download, It provides two license keys: one for install on Linux host, the other one for MS. Download the TAR file for The core application needed to run VMware Server 2.

tar xvfz VMware-server-*.tar.gz
cd vmware-server-distrib
sudo ./vmware-install.pl


First, it uninstalls any prevoius version of VMware. Say yes to accept defaults, except to this point:

Your kernel was built with "gcc" version "4.2.3", while you are trying to use
"/usr/bin/gcc" version "4.2.4". This configuration is not recommended and
VMware Server may crash if you'll continue. Please try to use exactly same
compiler as one used for building your kernel. Do you want to go with compiler
"/usr/bin/gcc" version "4.2.4" anyway? [no]

Here answer yes!

The second point not to take the default is here:

The current administrative user for VMware Server is ''. Would you like
to specify a different administrator? [no]

Here says also yes, and type one Ubuntu user name with sudo rights.

Then open your browser, type: http://127.0.0.1:8222/, and you can log in with the user specified above.

Good luck!