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Idea
#10523: Ask VMware for a repository (part2, extra attention)
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Written by uaneme the 30 Jun 08 at 17:32.
Category: Installation.
Related to:
Nothing/Others.
Status: New
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Description
A recent article on ZDnet caught my attention. And i think this points out very good why a popular program like VMware could do with a proper repo.
Also read that article's other little frustrations, that might inspire some of us for more brilliant ideas.
http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=2144
This frustration kicked up quiet some dust there on ZDnet. And to me its VERY clear that this needs to be improved.
My original post to Ask VMware for a repo is thisone:
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/9592/
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nevermind85 wrote on the 30 Jun 08 at 18:41
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You should submit a bug for "Needs packaging" in case VMware doesn't have a .deb already in the repos (didn't bother to look). I like VMware, but I like more VirtualBox. Sorry, -1
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uaneme wrote on the 30 Jun 08 at 19:32
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nevermind85, since when is "needs packaging" a bug???
and it is not about liking or disliking VMware either it's simply about asking if the VMware team will take care of a stable decent repo for their software so that users who want to use VMware are able to use it without pointing their finger at Ubuntu for not having it.
I also Like VirtualBox, tho i want to have a choice... simple like that.
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snadrus wrote on the 1 Jul 08 at 03:25
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Ubuntu already responded to this is 8.04 with virt-manager. It's in its infancy, but has freer licenses.
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uaneme wrote on the 2 Jul 08 at 04:54
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snadrus, i'll have a look into virt-manager to see what you meant.. not fully inderstaning your msg yet.
Nevermind85, ok i didn't know that that was linked to bugreports, and still find it akward. Tho, if that's how it works then lets do that.
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nevermind85 wrote on the 8 Jul 08 at 20:22
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@uaneme: yes, I find it weird as well... but if that's how it works... lets do it :)
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uaneme wrote on the 9 Jul 08 at 18:22
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:-) i did...
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hspaans wrote on the 13 Jul 08 at 16:06
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You tried virtualbox?
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hspaans wrote on the 13 Jul 08 at 16:08
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You tried virtualbox?
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uaneme wrote on the 14 Jul 08 at 10:19
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hspaans, Yes i tried virtualbox, and others, but thats not the issue here..
It is about having the choiche and having a better way to get VMware installed and keeping it up to date.
and there are a few tiny things in VirtualBox that i hope that work better in VMware workstation.
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