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== Preparing Installing VMware Server 2.0 == Once the Host Operating System Vmware Server 2.0 archive has been downloaded in either compressed tar or rpm format the next step is to unpack the software so that the installation process may begin. In the case of the tar archive, this may be unpacked in a terminal window by changing directory to a suitable sub-directory and using the following command (keeping in mind that the file name may differ from that used below): <pre>tar xvfz VMware-server-2.0.0-110949.i386.tar.gz</pre> The above command will unpack the VMware Server 2.0.0 files into a sub-directory named ''vmware-server-distrib''. Change to this directory and run the ''vmware-install.pl'' script as follows: <pre>./vmware-install.pl</pre> The above command will copy the files from the tar archive to the appropriate locations on the system. Once the files have been copied, the script will then prompt to start the ''vmware-config.pl'' script to configure VMware Server ready for use. At this point proceed to the section below entitled ''VMware Server 2.0 Configuration''. The rpm package may be unpacked using the following command, noting once again that the actual file name may differ from that used below. This task must be performed as super-user by using either the ''su -'' or ''sudo'' commands: <pre>rpm -Uhv VMware-server-2.0.0-110949.i386.rpm </pre> This command will install the VMware Server 2.0 files in the appropriate locations on the system (primarily in /etc/vmware, /usr/bin and /usr/lib/vmware). ==Configuring VMware Server 2.0 == Once the software has been installed from either the tar archive or the rpm package, VMware Server needs to be configured. This is achieved using the ''vmware-config.pl'' script. In the case of installation from tar archive, this may have been invoked already by the ''vmware-install.pl'' script. In the case of an rpm based installation it will need to be launched manually. By default, ''vmware-config.pl'' is installed in ''/usr/bin'' so either ensure that that this included in the ''PATH'' environment variable, or enter the full path at the command prompt: <pre>/usr/bin/vmware-config.pl</pre>
