Can vmWare Server be installed in a X-less host?

Question

I am planning to move my vmWare's Virtual Machines from a Windows host to a Linux host (Ubuntu). It is possible to run vmWare Server in a Linux host that does not have the graphical environment (does not have X)?

I just wonder how the graphical setup of Windows/Linux guest work in this case.

Thanks in advance for your time.

Victor Marquez

Answer 1

Just install it on Ubuntu Server and install it via apt-get. Here's a good walkthrough

http://users.piuha.net/martti/comp/ubuntu/en/server.html

I did this on my development server and connect to it using the graphical client on my Windows machine. I have no gui installed.

Answer 2

the X libraries are required during the compilation and installation of VMware Server on Linux.

Answer 3

virtualbox has some command line tools that you can use and I don't believe it requires an x installation. You should compare the features and make sure that's what you want though.