2 - Install the following packages
apt-get install linux-source-2.6.27 linux-libc-dev xinetd
3 - Then, download VMware
wget http://download3.vmware.com/software/vmserver/VMware-server-1.0.8-126538.tar.gz
Untar: tar -xvzf VMware-server-1.0.8-126538.tar.gz
cd vmware-server-distrib/
4 - Run the installer
./vmware-install.pl
-> Answer yes to each question until it (run the configure script), to which reply "No"
5 - Now, it is necessary to download the patch in order to build the kernel module (Tested with 2.6.27-7-generic)
wget http://www.insecure.ws/warehouse/vmware-update-2.6.27-5.5.7-2.tar.gz
tar -xvzf vmware-update-2.6.27-5.5.7-2.tar.gz
cd vmware-update-2.6.27-5.5.7-2
./runme.pl
-> Answer yes to all questions and press ENTER to use the default settings.
6 - Check whether the service is running
/etc/init.d/vmware status
Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 is running
Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet1 is running
Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet8 is running
NAT networking on /dev/vmnet8 is running
Module vmmon loaded
Module vmnet loaded
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