yum install vmware-server

Les Mikesell lesmikesell at gmail.com
Fri Jul 20 14:16:45 UTC 2007


David Timms wrote:
> WipeOut wrote:
>> Yes.. Vmware Server is free..
> Correct, but not free as in open source, the license agreement is more 
> restrictive, hence fedora can't include it
> 
>  > You still need to get a license key from
>> Vmware but thats free too.. :)
> This also is a blocker even if the license was an acceptable open source 
> license - if you install the package it refuses to run {until you 
> retrieve and enter a license key}.
> 
> xen (and other vm technologies) virtual machine in f7 now have a nice 
> gui, that makes it heaps easier to set up.

Vmware will run unmodified OS versions (as in windows too) in machines 
that don't have VT capable CPU's.  The virtual machine images are 
portable across Windows, Mac, and Linux hosts.  VMware can run the vast 
number of downloadable pre-built images here: 
http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/appliances/directory/.  Xen may have other 
advantages but there are still reasons to run VMware - and the price is 
right.

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   Les Mikesell
    lesmikesell at gmail.com




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