First we need to install a few dependencies:

sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r` build-essential xinetd

Download the VMware Server Linux client package:

http://download3.vmware.com/software/vmserver/VMware-server-linux-client-1.0.4-56528.zip

unzip it:

$ unzip VMware-server-linux-client-1.0.4-56528.zip Archive: VMware-server-linux-client-1.0.4-56528.zip inflating: VMware-VmPerlAPI-1.0.4-56528.tar.gz inflating: VMware-server-console-1.0.4-56528.i386.rpm inflating: VMware-server-console-1.0.4-56528.tar.gz inflating: VMware-vix-1.0.4-56528.tar.gz

untar the tarball:

$ tar xvzf VMware-server-console-1.0.4-56528.tar.gz

enter that directory:

run the perl script:

$ sudo ./vmware-install.pl
[sudo] password for paul:
Creating a new installer database using the tar3 format.

Installing the content of the package.

In which directory do you want to install the binary files?
[/usr/bin]

In which directory do you want to install the library files?
[/usr/lib/vmware-server-console]

The path "/usr/lib/vmware-server-console" does not exist currently. This
program is going to create it, including needed parent directories. Is this
what you want? [yes]

In which directory do you want to install the manual files?
[/usr/share/man]

In which directory do you want to install the documentation files?
[/usr/share/doc/vmware-server-console]

The path "/usr/share/doc/vmware-server-console" does not exist currently. This
program is going to create it, including needed parent directories. Is this
what you want? [yes]

The installation of VMware Server Console 1.0.4 build-56528 for Linux completed
successfully. You can decide to remove this software from your system at any
time by invoking the following command:
"/usr/bin/vmware-uninstall-server-console.pl".

Before running VMware Server Console for the first time, you need to configure
it by invoking the following command:
"/usr/bin/vmware-config-server-console.pl". Do you want this program to invoke
the command for you now? [yes]

You must read and accept the End User License Agreement to continue.
Press enter to display it.

VMWARE MASTER END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT



Do you accept? (yes/no) yes

Thank you.

Configuring fallback GTK+ 2.4 libraries.

The configuration of VMware Server Console completed successfully.
paul@tara-kubuntu:~/documents/vmware/vmware-server-console-distrib$

$ vmware-server-console