VMWare Server in Ubuntu 8.04

This is the simplified steps taken from the Ubuntu forum.

1) Install the essential build utilities
# apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r`

2) Download what we need, you have to register first to get the activation key.
* VMWare server
* vmware-any-any-116

3) Untar both files
# tar xzf VMware-server-1.0.5-80187.tar.gz
# tar xzf vmware-any-any-update116.tar.gz

4) Run the VMWare server install script
# cd ~/your_download_path/vmware-server-distrib
# ./vmware-install.pl

Select the defaults but when asked this :
Before running VMware Server for the first time, you need to configure it by invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-config.pl". Do you want this program to invoke the command for you now? [yes]
Answer : NO

5) Run vmware-any-any-update-116 script
# cd ~/your_download_path/vmware-any-any-update116
# ./runme.pl

When asked to run the "/usr/bin/vmware-config.pl" script, answer : YES

6) Final, post-install config
# cp /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcc_s.so.1
# cp /usr/lib/libpng12.so.0 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libpng12.so.0

Learn Chinese in 5 minutes

Learn Chinese in 5 minutes (You MUST read them aloud)

That's not right!
Sum Ting Wong

Are you harboring a fugitive?
Hu Yu Hai Ding

See me ASAP
Kum Hia Nao

Stupid Man
Dum Fuk

Small Horse
Tai Ni Po Ni

Did you go to the beach?
Wai Yu So Tan

I bumped into a coffee table!
Ai Bang Mai Fu Kin Ni

I think you need a face lift!
Chin Tu Fat

It's very dark in here!
Wai So Dim

I thought you were on a diet!
Wai Yu Mun Ching

This is a tow away zone!
No Pah King

Our meeting is scheduled for next week!
Wai Yu Kum Nao

Staying out of sight
Lei Ying Lo

He's cleaning his automobile
Wa Shing Ka

Your body odour is offensive
Yu Stin Ki Pu

Great
Fa Kin Su Pa

Medibuntu

Medibuntu is a repository of packages that cannot be included into the Ubuntu distribution for legal reasons (copyright, license, patent, etc). Some of these packages include the libdvdcss, Windows binary codecs (commonly known as w32codecs), Adobe PDF Reader, Skype, etc.

Previously, I used Automatix to get these softwares but Automatix was discontinued because people found out that it sometimes broke the system when doing OS upgrades.

Now, most Ubuntu users would use Medibuntu instead. To get them in Hardy Heron, just run these two commands below :

# wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/hardy.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list

# apt-get update && sudo apt-get install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get update


The Slip

Nine Inch Nails has done it again and released another new album for free download in a variety of formats.

http://theslip.nin.com

All hail Trent !!

eeepc

If anyone running Ubuntu 8.04 on Asus eeepc, they might want to run this excellent post-install script from ricey. I just finished upgrading mine to Hardy Heron and everything seems to work like a charm (e.g. Wi-Fi, hotkeys, sound, etc.). The only thing so far that I've not tested is the built-in camera but that does not matter since I'm not going to use it anytime soon.

Here are some links that might be useful :

http://wiki.eeeuser.com/getting_ubuntu_8.04_to_work_perfectly
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EeePC
http://wiki.eeeuser.com

The eeepc is more like a toy than a tool for me. It is sufficient enough for short travels when I don't need a full-size laptop to do work....as long as I can browse the web, watch some movies and listen to music, I am a happy cat.