VMware Server 2.02

Installing VMware Server 2.02 finally in my Ubuntu 10.04 home desktop.  I don’t use it that often, but I do play around with new distros and I always keep a Windows version floating around just in case.  Of course, there are issues.
Lucid Lynx has a new kernel, and VMware won’t compile properly.  Fortunately, there’s a patch already out (pushed out for 9.10) and instructions on the Ubuntu support site.  The only thing I’d mention is that you need build-essentials and xinetd installed before you start.  I got a few errors about VMware not working with upstart, but the server came up so I ignored them.
Firefox 3.6 won’t launch the vmware-console.  You can connect to the server and launch images, but I wasn’t able to connect to the desktop.  It’s got a huge thread at the Mozilla support site.  The upshot is to launch the Firefox plugin by hand or downgrade to FF 3.5.  A little more complicated, but at least it connects.  Which leads to…
My mouse is broken!  The new version breaks the mouse in the console.  Another thread on the Ubuntu support forums and it’s a simple fix (if you know about it), just add a quick line to the console launcher.
So now I can connect to the server, start my vmware images, and switch to my home folder and launch this script:

#!/bin/bash
export VMWARE_USE_SHIPPED_GTK=yes

/home/USERNAME/.mozilla/firefox/XXXXXXXX.default/extensions/VMwareVMRC@vmware.com/plugins/vmware-vmrc -h localhost:8333 -u USERNAME -K

and log into my virtual machine.  So far its working great.  I haven’t tried rebooting yet, that will be the real test.