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Note: This article is related to installing VMware Server 1.x on Ubuntu, with kernel 2.6.24-x.

Install and Setup VMware Server

After you downloaded the VMware Server package, and run vmware-install.pl, it will ask you to run vmware-config.pl. Run that script and you will most likely encounter some module problem. If you do, then download vmware-any-any-update-116 (or newer version) from Peter Velichkov's Blog. Then run the runme.pl found the in vmware-any-any-update-xxx package. Then reboot your Ubuntu.

After many kernel upgrades, the /boot partition might run out of spaces. Here is how to remove some older kernel images.

Method 1 - Use Synaptic Package Manager

This should be the easiest way. Start your Synaptic Package Manager, and search for 'linux-image' and 'linux-header'. Uninstall the images and headers that you don't want anymore.

Method 2 - Use apt-get

If you prefer command line operation, this is how you can do it:

This is the notes taken when I installed and configured the Ubuntu 6.06LTS (Dapper).

Useful references:

• http://www.beginningubuntu.com/dapper_tips.html
• http://linuxhelp.blogspot.com/2005/12/essential-house-keeping-in-ubuntu....
• http://www.goitexpert.com/entry.cfm?entry=ubuntuguide (Ultimate UBUNTU Linux Optimization and Tweak Guide)