Sam Lesher

Here is how to install the free VMWare Server application from the Ubuntu Commercial Repository. Note that during the install you will need a VMWare Server key, which you can get for free here.

1. Add the Commercial Repository to your sources. Here is how I do it:

A. Launch Synaptic.

$ sudo synaptic

B. Click Settings -> Repositories

C. Click the Third-Party Software tab.

D. Click Add.

E. Enter the following line and then click Add Source:

deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu feisty-commercial main

F. Click Close.

G. Click the Reload button in the upper left to have Synaptic update itself with the new repository. Close Synaptic.

2. Install the vmware-server package with the following command:

$ sudo aptitude install vmware-server