Subject: vmware

> Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 12:37:06 -0400
> From: John Dangler <jdangleratlantic.net>
> Subject: vmware
> To: Ubuntu User List <ubuntu-userslists.ubuntu.com>
> Message-ID: <1156437427.11969.204.camellocalhost>
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> 
> I've had problems running lots of win apps on both
wine and
> crossover, and a couple of members here recommended
vmware as
> an alternative.
> 
> Do I install vmware-server on the Ubuntu box and run
the apps
> from it? Or do I also need the
vmware-player/workstation in
> order to run these apps?
> 
> Thanks for any input.

Hi John,
vmware server consists of two components (well there are
more,
but only two are what you need to start it)
-The server itself, running on one linux box
-The console that connects to the server either locally to
the
server that is installed on the machine where console is
started
or remote from any windows or linux machine that is part of
the
network.
-Then there is a webfrontend (not what I am talking about,
here

To sum it up:
vmware server can be used as the free alternative to vmware
workstation, so that any machine on the network starts it's
local windows locally, 
or it can be used in a classical server understanding,
installed
centrally and accessed from the network machines that do NOT
NEED to have a locally installed windows.

hope this helps
Eberhard

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On Thu, 2006-08-24 at 20:03 +0200, Eberhard Roloff wrote:
> > Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 12:37:06 -0400
> > From: John Dangler <jdangleratlantic.net>
> > Subject: vmware
> > To: Ubuntu User List <ubuntu-userslists.ubuntu.com>
> > Message-ID: <1156437427.11969.204.camellocalhost>
> > Content-Type: text/plain
> > 
> > I've had problems running lots of win apps on
both wine and
> > crossover, and a couple of members here
recommended vmware as
> > an alternative.
> > 
> > Do I install vmware-server on the Ubuntu box and
run the apps
> > from it? Or do I also need the
vmware-player/workstation in
> > order to run these apps?
> > 
> > Thanks for any input.
> 
> Hi John,
> vmware server consists of two components (well there
are more,
> but only two are what you need to start it)
> -The server itself, running on one linux box
> -The console that connects to the server either locally
to the
> server that is installed on the machine where console
is started
> or remote from any windows or linux machine that is
part of the
> network.
> -Then there is a webfrontend (not what I am talking
about, here
> 
> To sum it up:
> vmware server can be used as the free alternative to
vmware
> workstation, so that any machine on the network starts
it's
> local windows locally, 
> or it can be used in a classical server understanding,
installed
> centrally and accessed from the network machines that
do NOT
> NEED to have a locally installed windows.
> 
> hope this helps
> Eberhard
> 
So, I can install vmware server onto my local Ubuntu
machine, install
win XP Pro under vmware, then install win apps into that
virtual machine
and run them within the vm environment ?  If that's true, I
definitely
need to try that out!


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 > So, I can install vmware server onto my local Ubuntu
machine, install
 > win XP Pro under vmware, then install win apps into
that virtual machine
 > and run them within the vm environment ?

Correct.

 > If that's true, I definitely need to try that out!

Yup, VMWare is fun. 

~Daniel

John Dangler wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-08-24 at 20:03 +0200, Eberhard Roloff
wrote:
>>> Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 12:37:06 -0400
>>> From: John Dangler <jdangleratlantic.net>
>>> Subject: vmware
>>> To: Ubuntu User List <ubuntu-userslists.ubuntu.com>
>>> Message-ID: <1156437427.11969.204.camellocalhost>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain
>>>
>>> I've had problems running lots of win apps on
both wine and
>>> crossover, and a couple of members here
recommended vmware as
>>> an alternative.
>>>
>>> Do I install vmware-server on the Ubuntu box
and run the apps
>>> from it? Or do I also need the
vmware-player/workstation in
>>> order to run these apps?
>>>
>>> Thanks for any input.
>> Hi John,
>> vmware server consists of two components (well
there are more,
>> but only two are what you need to start it)
>> -The server itself, running on one linux box
>> -The console that connects to the server either
locally to the
>> server that is installed on the machine where
console is started
>> or remote from any windows or linux machine that is
part of the
>> network.
>> -Then there is a webfrontend (not what I am talking
about, here
>>
>> To sum it up:
>> vmware server can be used as the free alternative
to vmware
>> workstation, so that any machine on the network
starts it's
>> local windows locally, 
>> or it can be used in a classical server
understanding, installed
>> centrally and accessed from the network machines
that do NOT
>> NEED to have a locally installed windows.
>>
>> hope this helps
>> Eberhard
>>
> So, I can install vmware server onto my local Ubuntu
machine, install
> win XP Pro under vmware, then install win apps into
that virtual machine
> and run them within the vm environment ?  If that's
true, I definitely
> need to try that out!
> 
> 

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John Dangler wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-08-24 at 20:03 +0200, Eberhard Roloff
wrote:
>>> Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 12:37:06 -0400
>>> From: John Dangler <jdangleratlantic.net>
>>> Subject: vmware
>>> To: Ubuntu User List <ubuntu-userslists.ubuntu.com>
>>> Message-ID: <1156437427.11969.204.camellocalhost>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain
>>>
>>> I've had problems running lots of win apps on
both wine and
>>> crossover, and a couple of members here
recommended vmware as
>>> an alternative.
>>>
>>> Do I install vmware-server on the Ubuntu box
and run the apps
>>> from it? Or do I also need the
vmware-player/workstation in
>>> order to run these apps?
>>>
>>> Thanks for any input.
>> Hi John,
>> vmware server consists of two components (well
there are more,
>> but only two are what you need to start it)
>> -The server itself, running on one linux box
>> -The console that connects to the server either
locally to the
>> server that is installed on the machine where
console is started
>> or remote from any windows or linux machine that is
part of the
>> network.
>> -Then there is a webfrontend (not what I am talking
about, here
>>
>> To sum it up:
>> vmware server can be used as the free alternative
to vmware
>> workstation, so that any machine on the network
starts it's
>> local windows locally, 
>> or it can be used in a classical server
understanding, installed
>> centrally and accessed from the network machines
that do NOT
>> NEED to have a locally installed windows.
>>
>> hope this helps
>> Eberhard
>>
> So, I can install vmware server onto my local Ubuntu
machine, install
> win XP Pro under vmware, then install win apps into
that virtual machine
> and run them within the vm environment ?  If that's
true, I definitely
> need to try that out!
> 
> 
Hello John

Go and try "virtual machines", it is really fun.
Vmware-player is 
perfect for a Desktop PC. You can enable multiverse
repository and 
install vmware-player with apt (sudo apt-get install
vmware-player) or 
synaptic.

This 
http://www.virtualization.info
/2005/10/how-to-create-new-virtual-machine-with.html 
article might be a good start.

Have fun, Thomas

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