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=== UBUNTU as vmwkst host ===
See VmWare and InstallingVMware

=== UBUNTU as vmwkst guest ===
See VmWare/InstallAsGuest

Before you install VmwareTools make sure you have used AptGetHowto, AptituteHowTo or SynapticHowTo to load the following packages

{{{
cpp
gcc
binutils
linux-headers
make
}}}

VmwareWorkstation VmwareTools do NOT WORK buy default you'll need to copy VmwareTools-1.0.0-24927.tar.gz from a vmwsvr and then install VmwareTools-1.0.0-24927.tar.gz

PS Using this technique allows Vmware tools work on Xubuntu too !

=== Prebuilt Vms ===
Prebuilt Ubuntu VMs can be downloaded from
http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/appliances/

=== Issues ===
If you are unable to install VMware Tools when the guest CD-ROM drive is locked see.
http://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_sid=5Kxxrr9i&p_lva=&p_faqid=1938&p_created=1133207256&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9ncmlkc29ydD0mcF9yb3dfY250PTcmcF9zZWFyY2hfdGV4dD11YnVudHUmcF9zZWFyY2hfdHlwZT03JnBfcHJvZF9sdmwxPX5hbnl_JnBfcHJvZF9sdmwyPX5hbnl_JnBfc29ydF9ieT1kZmx0JnBfcGFnZT0x&p_li=

If you lose the network after suspending and resuming an Ubuntu vm see
http://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_sid=5Kxxrr9i&p_lva=&p_faqid=1923&p_created=1132154762&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9ncmlkc29ydD0mcF9yb3dfY250PTcmcF9zZWFyY2hfdGV4dD11YnVudHUmcF9zZWFyY2hfdHlwZT03JnBfcHJvZF9sdmwxPX5hbnl_JnBfcHJvZF9sdmwyPX5hbnl_JnBfc29ydF9ieT1kZmx0JnBfcGFnZT0x&p_li=

=== See also ===
VmWare VmwareEsx VmwarePlayer VmwareServer VmwareWorkstation

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