Comment 4 for bug 133020

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mkaatman (mkaatman) wrote : Re: [Bug 133020] Re: vmware server

Just did this yesterday and it worked like a champ.

Thanks,
Matt

On 10/19/07, Marko Djukic <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> Yes, I've seen this as well in the Gutsy final release I just upgraded
> to last night. vmware-server 1.0.3 will not run in Gutsy because of the
> kernel modules mismatch.
>
> Workaround:
> 1. Back up your license file found in: /etc/vmware/license.vs.1.0-00 or at
> least save the serial contained in that file somewhere.
> 2. Uninstall vmware-server 1.0.3 including purging all configuration.
> 3. Make sure you have the package build-essential
> 4. Download vmware-server 1.0.4 directly from
> http://vmware.com/download/server/
> 5. Unpack and run vmware-install.pl, usually it is fine to accept all
> defaults, and enter the license key from step 1.
>
> and you should be back up and running.
>
> m.
>
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> vmware server
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/133020
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