vmware-server is not available in hardy

[wannes]

Upon installing hardy (alpha5) last week, I wanted to install vmware-server from the canonical partner repository. It's unavailable.

Will vmware-server be available in hardy, being a LTS-release?

[AndyOsi (andres-osinski)]

Equally as important, will we be able to compile the vmmon kernel module?

[Christopher Fredericks (zsouthboy)]

This is terrible.

I did a dist-upgrade from Gusty to the Hardy RC.

Vmware refuses to work. My machines aren't running, etc.

Is there any way to fix this?

running /usr/opt/vmware-config.pl failes - the vmmon kernel module fails to build (as stated before)

[Christopher Fredericks (zsouthboy)]

I found a workaround. This worked for me, as stated - using x64 gutsy to hardy.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=4357442&postcount=10

[Fabio Marzocca (thesaltydog)]

I confirm it does not work in hardy. It also refuses to open previously working virtual machines.
Daos anyboy know if there will be a new version?

[Brian Thomason (brian-thomason)]

Unfortunatey, as of release, no there won't be a copy of vmware-server
there. We have tried NUMEROUS times to get them to update our agreement
here and have made no headway. I have another meeting with them on
Wednesday and will update this bug then if there is any info I can share.

-Brian

On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 10:12 AM, Fabio Marzocca <email address hidden>
wrote:

> I confirm it does not work in hardy. It also refuses to open previously
> working virtual machines.
> Daos anyboy know if there will be a new version?
>
> --
> vmware-server is not available in hardy
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/199050
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[wannes (wannes)]

Perhaps one could install Virtualbox. It works flawless in hardy and can use the vmware .vmdk-files.

[Hendy Irawan (ceefour)]

Another, different, suggestion:

http://whocares.de/2008/02/25/running-vmware-server-console-on-ubuntu-hardy/

[Hendy Irawan (ceefour)]

Maybe related to:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ia32-libs/+bug/177869

[Oscar (osh-nbit)]

A question to Brian Thomason above.
Have you had any luck with vmware and getting it into hardy recently.

[Gerald Combs (gerald.combs)]

VMWare Server 1.x has been EOLed and 2.x is heading in that direction:

http://www.vmware.com/support/policies/lifecycle/general/index.html#policy_server

Should this bug be closed?

[Onno Benschop (onno-itmaze)]

I don't have permissions to set this to Won't Fix, but it is my understanding that VMware has declined to provide any updates for this - one of the main reasons I'm no longer running vmware-server on my infrastructure.