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VMware Workstation 4 User's Manual
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Installing VMware Workstation 4
on a Linux Host
Getting started with VMware Workstation is simple. The key steps are
1. Install the VMware Workstation software as described in this section.
2. Start VMware Workstation and enter your serial number. You need to do this
only once — the first time you start VMware Workstation after you install it.
3. Create a virtual machine using the New Virtual Machine Wizard. See
New Virtual Machine on page
4. Install a guest operating system in the new virtual machine. You need the
installation media (CD-ROM or floppy disks) for your guest operating system. See
Installing a Guest Operating System and VMware Tools on page
5. Install the VMware Tools package in your virtual machine for enhanced
performance. See
Installing VMware Tools on page
6. Start using your virtual machine.
Before you begin, be sure you have
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A computer and host operating system that meet the system requirements for
running VMware Workstation. See
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The VMware Workstation installation software. If you bought the packaged
distribution of VMware Workstation, the installation software is on the CD in your
package. If you bought the electronic distribution, the installation software is in
the file you downloaded.
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Your VMware Workstation serial number. The serial number is included in the
VMware Workstation package or in the email message confirming your
electronic distribution order.
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The installation CD or disks for your guest operating system.
Before Installing on a Linux Host
Before you install and run VMware Workstation, check the following notes and make
any necessary adjustments to the configuration of your host operating system.
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The real-time clock function must be compiled into your Linux kernel.
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VMware Workstation for Linux requires that the parallel port PC-style hardware
option (CONFIG_PARPORT_PC) be built and loaded as a kernel module (that is, it
must be set to m when the kernel is compiled).
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Host System Requirements on page
Creating a
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