VMWare Server

There is a new version of the free VMWare Server available.

To upgrade can I simply run the installation script
./vmware-install.pl and 
install over my existing installation or should I uninstall
the present 
version?

And I suppose I should ask if it is worth upgrading?

Rob

On Mon 05 Mar 2007 20:25:44 NZDT +1300, Robert Fisher
wrote:

> There is a new version of the free VMWare Server
available.
> 
> To upgrade can I simply run the installation script
./vmware-install.pl and 
> install over my existing installation or should I
uninstall the present 
> version?

To upgrade, you'd first have to install the new vmware
package over the
old one. Chances are, you may not have to run
vmware-config.pl, or that
the package installation does it for you (always have
correct kernel
sources/headers installed!). If you do run the config, you
can probably
just hit enter on the defaults. That should be it.

> And I suppose I should ask if it is worth upgrading?

Dunno, I've known of the new version for 5 min now. Is there
a
changelog? Does the old one do what you want?

Volker

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On Monday 05 March 2007 9:59 pm, Volker Kuhlmann wrote:

> > And I suppose I should ask if it is worth
upgrading?
>
> Dunno, I've known of the new version for 5 min now. Is
there a
> changelog? Does the old one do what you want?
>
I have not yet found a changelog.

And yes I am happy with the current version - it just
advised me of the new 
version when I started it tonight.

On Mon, 05 Mar 2007 22:06:11 +1300
Robert Fisher <robertfisher.net.nz> wrote:

> On Monday 05 March 2007 9:59 pm, Volker Kuhlmann
wrote:
> 
> > > And I suppose I should ask if it is worth
upgrading?
> >
> > Dunno, I've known of the new version for 5 min
now. Is there a
> > changelog? Does the old one do what you want?
> >
> I have not yet found a changelog.
> 
> And yes I am happy with the current version - it just
advised me of the new 
> version when I started it tonight.

I'll try it out... I'm so sick of the clock being wrong, not
being able to run kernels > 2.1.15, etc, etc, etc... this
is on a 64  bit host with 4GB memory. Was better with only
2GB.

It may be free, but you do wonder if it's worth what you
paid for it.


Steve

Release Notes:

http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releas
enotes_server.html

On 05/03/07, Steve Holdoway <stevegreengecko.co.nz>
wrote:
> On Mon, 05 Mar 2007 22:06:11 +1300
> Robert Fisher <robertfisher.net.nz> wrote:
>
> > On Monday 05 March 2007 9:59 pm, Volker Kuhlmann
wrote:
> >
> > > > And I suppose I should ask if it is
worth upgrading?
> > >
> > > Dunno, I've known of the new version for 5
min now. Is there a
> > > changelog? Does the old one do what you
want?
> > >
> > I have not yet found a changelog.
> >
> > And yes I am happy with the current version - it
just advised me of the new
> > version when I started it tonight.
>
> I'll try it out... I'm so sick of the clock being
wrong, not being able to run kernels > 2.1.15, etc, etc,
etc... this is on a 64  bit host with 4GB memory. Was better
with only 2GB.
>
> It may be free, but you do wonder if it's worth what
you paid for it.
>
>
> Steve
>

Well, it's certainly faster, but still won't run a 32 bit
2.6.20 kernel as a guest on a 64 bit server.

I'll let you know whether the clock works any better, but
I'm not holding my breath.


Steve

On Mon, 05 Mar 2007 22:22:06 +1300
Steve Holdoway <stevegreengecko.co.nz>
wrote:

> On Mon, 05 Mar 2007 22:06:11 +1300
> Robert Fisher <robertfisher.net.nz> wrote:
> 
> > On Monday 05 March 2007 9:59 pm, Volker Kuhlmann
wrote:
> > 
> > > > And I suppose I should ask if it is
worth upgrading?
> > >
> > > Dunno, I've known of the new version for 5
min now. Is there a
> > > changelog? Does the old one do what you
want?
> > >
> > I have not yet found a changelog.
> > 
> > And yes I am happy with the current version - it
just advised me of the new 
> > version when I started it tonight.
> 
> I'll try it out... I'm so sick of the clock being
wrong, not being able to run kernels > 2.1.15, etc, etc,
etc... this is on a 64  bit host with 4GB memory. Was better
with only 2GB.
> 
> It may be free, but you do wonder if it's worth what
you paid for it.
> 
> 
> Steve

On Tuesday 06 March 2007 7:52 am, Steve Holdoway wrote:

> > Did you just install over the existing version
Steve?
> >
> > Rob
>
> Yup, downloaded the tar.gz, extracted, shut everything
down and ran
> ./vmware_installer.pl
>
Thanks Steve. That was easy.

Rob

On Monday 05 March 2007 10:22 pm, Steve Holdoway wrote:

> I'll try it out... I'm so sick of the clock being
wrong, 

I fixed that on mine but I cannot remember how.

Rob

On Monday 05 March 2007 10:41 pm, Steve Holdoway wrote:
> Well, it's certainly faster, but still won't run a 32
bit 2.6.20 kernel as
> a guest on a 64 bit server.
>
A "dummy" question:-

Did you just install over the existing version Steve?

Rob

On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 07:48:42 +1300
Robert Fisher <robertfisher.net.nz> wrote:

> On Monday 05 March 2007 10:41 pm, Steve Holdoway
wrote:
> > Well, it's certainly faster, but still won't run a
32 bit 2.6.20 kernel as
> > a guest on a 64 bit server.
> >
> A "dummy" question:-
> 
> Did you just install over the existing version Steve?
> 
> Rob
Yup, downloaded the tar.gz, extracted, shut everything down
and ran ./vmware_installer.pl

Steve