anyone running Kubuntu & vmware, or kubuntu & codeweavers?

[Art Alexion]

On Sunday 11 March 2007 17:44, Kevin Kempter wrote:
> Anyone running vmware with Kubuntu? Codeweavers?
>
> Any known issues?

Codeweavers (CrossOver) seems fine in itself.  Issues arise when you try to 
run "unsupported apps".  Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't.   
Sometimes tweaking gets them to work, othertimes, it doesn't.

Try the evaluation copy with the apps you want to run.

CrossOver creates independent windows "bottles" and recommends a separate 
bottle for each app.  That will not work if your apps are interdependent.  In 
that case, you have to put them in the same bottle, and you have to install 
them in a sequence where the dependencies are met.  For example, many windows 
apps need IE6 to connect to the internet.  In that case you have to install 
IE in that bottle before you install the app.  After you have installed IE, 
CrossOver will suggest that you install your app in a different bottle.  That 
is bad advice, because you created the bottle and added the dependencies so 
that you could install the desired app in the same bottle.

Also, it is important to use the control panel to configure the version of 
windows that your app expects.  CrossOver seems to default to Win98, while 
the apps that I tried required Win2k.

As for vmware, I need help.  I downloaded and tried to install vmware but the 
install failed.  I uninstalled what I could, and found a wiki that explains 
ubuntu installs.  I followed the wiki, but that install failed because it 
detected the remnants of the prior aborted install.  If anyone thinks they 
can help, I will post the appropriate steps and errors I encountered.
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