yum install vmware-server

[Les Mikesell]

WipeOut wrote:
> Dario Lesca wrote:
>> On f7 "yum install vmware-server" say "nothing to do".
>>
>> On Ubuntu "apt-get install vmware-server" install and setup all of I
>> have need.
>>
>> It's possible in F7 (or F8) resolve this problem? or I must change
>> distro?
>>
>> Many thanks.
>>
> I have tested the on available from the Ubuntu repository and is has a 
> bug... It will only work if you want to run the management console on 
> the local server which means you have to have a X installed.. To be able 
> to run the management console remotely you have to fiddle with the PAM 
> modules on the server so you can authenticate..

You should be able to 'ssh -Y' into the server from another machine 
running X and then start the vmware console with the window opening back 
on your desktop.  That only requires X libraries on the server.

> All seemed like hard work so I just used the RPM version from VMware on 
> CentOS 5 and it was plain sailing..

That's an even better approach.

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