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8 Replies Last post: May 26, 2009 4:55 PM by ronnieredd

VI Client For Linux???

Oct 24, 2007 5:01 AM

hillda01 182 posts since
Feb 12, 2007

Does anyone know if VMWare are thinking of have release a VI Client for a Linux OS - I'm really trying to get away from using a Windows on my laptop and it would be great if I could use the VI Client on my OpenSUSE build....

REgards

Dave

Reply Re: VI Client For Linux??? Oct 24, 2007 5:23 AM

oreeh 9,815 posts since
Nov 30, 2005 Moderator

Check this thread VI3: Linux Client, Please

Reply Re: VI Client For Linux??? Oct 24, 2007 8:47 AM

in response to: oreeh

hillda01 182 posts since
Feb 12, 2007

Hi all VMWare & Linux OS lovers.... I had a glimer of hope today for the VI Client running on an Linux OS Platform....

As I was reading this thread of all the people who would love to have VI Client running on Linux something occured to me, I use an app under Linux that allows you to install MS apps into Linux using Wine....

So far I run MS Office 2003, Lotus Notes, Internet Explorer 6 and a remote admin program called remote administrator

The application I use is called Cross Over Office by Codeweavers....

I tried installing the VI client and came up with some dependancys of the Windows Installer 2.0 which I installed OK, then it wanted .net framework so I installed that....

Came to installing the VI client but came up with some errors with regsvr32.exe - I'm going to try installing it again on a test Linux box which I'm gonna run on VMWare Server

I thought if I tell people of my path - they could help out and try some stuff themselves.... If I get any further I will let you know..

Regards

Dave

Reply Re: VI Client For Linux??? Oct 24, 2007 9:38 AM

in response to: hillda01

larstr 2,380 posts since
Mar 11, 2004

As Virtual Center also has to be a windows server it's possible either to rdp to the VC Server and run from the remote session. Another option is to use SeamlessRDP so it will appear as if it is running locally.

Lars