VmwareWorkstation
UBUNTU as vmwkst host
See VmWare and InstallingVMware
UBUNTU as vmwkst guest
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 with x.org 7.x
Prebuilt Ubuntu VMs can be downloaded from http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/appliances/
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