VMWare Server on Ubuntu 8.0.4

BlueInkAlchemist · 05-01-2008, 10:32 PM

I've happily replaced Fedora Core 8 with Ubuntu 8.0.4, and the only problem I have so far is that VMWare Server simply refuses to install. I've been using apt-get, and getting the following results:

Quote:

:~$ sudo apt-get install vmware-server
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.

Since you only requested a single operation it is extremely likely that
the package is simply not installable and a bug report against
that package should be filed.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
vmware-server: Depends: vmware-server-kernel-modules but it is not installable
Depends: libssl0.9.7 but it is not installable
E: Broken packages

Trying to install the dependencies yeilds:

Quote:

:~$ sudo apt-get install vmware-server-kernel-modules
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package vmware-server-kernel-modules is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package vmware-server-kernel-modules has no installation candidate

And:

Quote:

:~$ sudo apt-get install libssl0.9.7
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package libssl0.9.7 is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package libssl0.9.7 has no installation candidate

So what now?

okos · 05-01-2008, 11:13 PM

What kernel version do you have and what version of vmware server do you have? You have the latest version of ubuntu which just came out.

What do you get with

Code:

uname -a

You will need a patch for the 2.6.24 and 25 kernels. And the any-any patch will not work. You will also need the latest version of vmware.

See link for info on the subject.
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ackware+vmware

See this link for the patch and how to get it to work. It worked for me.
http://lenrek.wordpress.com/2008/04/...d-kernel-2625/

BlueInkAlchemist · 05-02-2008, 08:11 AM

Okos,

Yes, running 2.6.25, followed the patching link you sent and installation finished properly. Now, however, when I click on "VMWare Server Console," the program indicates it is starting and then disappears without displaying any windows. I think I had this difficulty at first with Fedora Core 8, but I can't recall for the life of me how I resolved it...

okos · 05-02-2008, 10:24 PM

I am not sure how to help you with that.

All I know is that in a console when you type vmware you should be able to start it. You will also need a vmx file which more or less configures vmware including telling vmware where to boot the other operating system.

Your problem almost sounds like a video issue? But I do not know enough about that.

Maybe try a new post?

BlueInkAlchemist · 05-02-2008, 10:58 PM

This might help.

Code:

$ vmware
/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware: /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcc_s.so.1/libgcc_s.so.1: version `GCC_3.4' not found (required by /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2)
/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware: /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcc_s.so.1/libgcc_s.so.1: version `GCC_4.2.0' not found (required by /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6)
/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware: /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcc_s.so.1/libgcc_s.so.1: version `GCC_3.4' not found (required by /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2)
/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware: /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcc_s.so.1/libgcc_s.so.1: version `GCC_4.2.0' not found (required by /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6)
/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware: /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcc_s.so.1/libgcc_s.so.1: version `GCC_3.4' not found (required by /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2)
/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware: /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcc_s.so.1/libgcc_s.so.1: version `GCC_4.2.0' not found (required by /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6)

okos · 05-03-2008, 12:54 AM

You might want to check out the ubuntu forum here.

They seemed to have solved the same problems.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=772757
If not try this google search:
http://www.google.com/search?sourcei...cairo%2Eso%2E2)

hope this helps.
okos

BlueInkAlchemist · 05-03-2008, 11:35 AM

okos, thanks a lot. That helps.