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    Why is there no Linux VMware Infrastructure Client?

    I just don't understand why there is no Linux client! it makes no sense at all.
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    Re: Why is there no Linux VMware Infrastructure Client?

    http://register.vmware.com/content/download.html (Or have I misunderstood something?)
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    Re: Why is there no Linux VMware Infrastructure Client?

    no, thats the server not the Infrastructure Client
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    Re: Why is there no Linux VMware Infrastructure Client?

    Its something they are working on I believe.

    though you can use Kodiak or web access but its not that full featured.
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    Re: Why is there no Linux VMware Infrastructure Client?

    I suppose i could setup an XP VM, use the web access to start it, RDP to it from my Linux box and install the VMWare client on the XP VM
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    Re: Why is there no Linux VMware Infrastructure Client?

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    no, thats the server not the Infrastructure Client
    Yep - I misunderstood! VMWare is one of the (many ) areas I want to get to grips with!

    However I did find this... http://www.ubuntux.org/free-vmare-cl...ed-ubunu-image

    which looks interesting
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    Re: Why is there no Linux VMware Infrastructure Client?

    Not something I've tried, but does the Windows client run unsder WINE/Cedega/Whatever it calls itself these days?

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    Re: Why is there no Linux VMware Infrastructure Client?

    I can't get it to work under wine at all
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    Re: Why is there no Linux VMware Infrastructure Client?

    Bugger - I had a feeling that might be the case

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    Re: Why is there no Linux VMware Infrastructure Client?

    Quote Originally Posted by peterb View Post
    VMWare is one of the (many ) areas I want to get to grips with!
    VMware is fantastic... as is RAID 5 (Disk 1 in my 3 Disk SCSI set on the VMWare server just failed!)
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    Re: Why is there no Linux VMware Infrastructure Client?

    *nod*

    I've VMware fusion running on my Mac Pro, and it's fantastically handy - got ubuntu, solaris, and my xp installation from my old pc virtualised
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