Can vmWare Server be installed in a X-less host?

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Can vmWare Server be installed in a X-less host?

I am planning to move my vmWare's Virtual Machines from a Windows host to a Linux host (Ubuntu). It is possible to run vmWare Server in a Linux host that does not have the graphical environment (does not have X)?

I just wonder how the graphical setup of Windows/Linux guest work in this case.

Thanks in advance for your time.

Victor Marquez

+1 A:

the X libraries are required during the compilation and installation of VMware Server on Linux.

warren 2008-10-14 00:33:04

Only the libraries need to be installed, you don't need to have the full X gui running.

Osama ALASSIRY 2009-02-13 23:40:30

That's what I said :)

warren 2009-02-14 14:32:02

+6 A:

Just install it on Ubuntu Server and install it via apt-get. Here's a good walkthrough

http://users.piuha.net/martti/comp/ubuntu/en/server.html

I did this on my development server and connect to it using the graphical client on my Windows machine. I have no gui installed.

craigmoliver 2008-10-14 00:37:23

Thanks craigmoliver! Trying that method right now!

vmarquez 2008-10-14 01:06:35

no problem, thanks for the accept

craigmoliver 2008-10-14 02:08:10

+1 A:

virtualbox has some command line tools that you can use and I don't believe it requires an x installation. You should compare the features and make sure that's what you want though.

Jason Baker 2008-10-14 00:51:50

Thanks Jason! I need to find some time in the future to try virtualbox. In a quick visit to their page seems very interesting and fine product. For now, and because of lack of time, I will try craigmoliver's reccomendation.

vmarquez 2008-10-14 01:05:24

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