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vmware install on Slackware

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#885059 ·published 2008-01-30 19:13 UTC
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#*********************************************************#Install VMware#*********************************************************        #**********************************************************        # SETUP A vmware user to own the virtual machine files        #**********************************************************WE'RE NO STRANGERS TO LOVEYOU KNOW THE RULES AND SO DO IA FULL COMMITMENT'S WHAT I'M THINKING OFYOU WOULDN'T GET THIS FROM ANY OTHER GUY I JUST WANNA TELL YOU HOW I'M FEELINGGOTTA MAKE YOU UNDERSTANDNEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UPNEVER GONNA LET YOU DOWNNEVER GONNA RUN AROUND AND DESERT YOUNEVER GONNA MAKE YOU CRYNEVER GONNA SAY GOODBYENEVER GONNA TELL A LIE AND HURT YOU WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHERFOR SO LONGYOUR HEART'S BEEN ACHING BUTYOU'RE TOO SHY TO SAY ITINSIDE WE BOTH KNOW WHAT'S BEEN GOING ONWE KNOW THE GAME AND WE'RE GONNA PLAY ITAND IF YOU ASK ME HOW I'M FEELINGDON'T TELL ME YOU'RE TOO BLIND TO SEENEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UPNEVER GONNA LET YOU DOWNNEVER GONNA RUN AROUND AND DESERT YOUNEVER GONNA MAKE YOU CRYNEVER GONNA SAY GOODBYENEVER GONNA TELL A LIE AND HURT YOU NEVER GONNA GIVE NEVER GONNA GIVEGIVE YOU UPNEVER GONNA GIVE NEVER GONNA GIVEGIVE YOU UP WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHERFOR SO LONGYOUR HEART'S BEEN ACHING BUTYOU'RE TOO SHY TO SAY ITINSIDE WE BOTH KNOW WHAT'S BEEN GOING ONWE KNOW THE GAME AND WE'RE GONNA PLAY ITAND IF YOU ASK ME HOW I'M FEELINGDON'T TELL ME YOU'RE TOO BLIND TO SEENEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UPNEVER GONNA LET YOU DOWNNEVER GONNA RUN AROUND AND DESERT YOUNEVER GONNA MAKE YOU CRYNEVER GONNA SAY GOODBYENEVER GONNA TELL A LIE AND HURT YOU NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UPNEVER GONNA LET YOU DOWNNEVER GONNA RUN AROUND AND DESERT YOUNEVER GONNA MAKE YOU CRYNEVER GONNA SAY GOODBYENEVER GONNA TELL A LIE AND HURT YOU        #create a compile user        mkdir -p /home/vmware        groupadd -g 255 vmware        useradd -c 'vmwaree user' vmware -d /home/vmware -g vmware -s /bin/bash -u 255        #assign some directory rights to user compile        chown -R vmware.vmware /home/vmware        chmod 770 /home/vmware        su compile        cd        #Download the linux management console, linux client, the windows client        # and the linux server        wget http://download3.vmware.com/software/vmserver/VMware-mui-1.0.4-56528.tar.gz        wget http://download3.vmware.com/software/vmserver/VMware-server-linux-client-1.0.4-56529.zip        wget http://download3.vmware.com/software/vmserver/VMware-server-win32-client-1.0.4-56528.zip        wget http://download3.vmware.com/software/vmserver/VMware-server-1.0.4-56528.tar.gz        #Visited http://slackworld.berlios.de/2007/vmware.html to learn about the patch        # needed to install the current vmware version on a kernel greater than X.x.x.x        # Also, found the howto is slackware specific! :)        #downloaded the patch        wget http://knihovny.cvut.cz/ftp/pub/vmware/vmware-any-any-update115.tar.gz        #extract the VMware server files        cd /usr/src/        tar -zxvf ~/VMware-server-1.0.4-56528.tar.gz        cd vmware-server-distrib        #save current path and return to root        pwd > /tmp/savedpath        exit        #save current path and return to root        pwd > /tmp/savedpath        exit        #change to the saved path        cd $(cat /tmp/savedpath) ; rm /tmp/savedpath        #Run the installation        ./vmware-install.pl #accept the defaults but don't invoke vmware-config.pl        #make a prerequisite directory        mkdir /etc/pam.d        #run the patched vmware-config.pl program        cd /tmp        tar -zxvf ~compile/vmware-any-any-update115.tar.gz        cd vmware-any-any-update115/        ./runme.pl