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From: "J. Roeleveld" <joost@××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] vmware-server is gone?
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 17:44:40
Message-Id: f4d5bfc4-574d-40b7-92e8-0db27169c1b9@email.android.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] vmware-server is gone? by "Stefan G. Weichinger"
1 On 17 March 2014 18:27:42 CET, "Stefan G. Weichinger" <lists@×××××.at> wrote:
2 >
3 >Is it correct that vmware-server is out of portage?
4 >
5 >I have to migrate and upgrade an old box again and it is running kernel
6 >2.6.25 ... now I have 3.10.25 and realise that it won't compile/run
7 >vmware-server ... *sigh*
8 >
9 >So Plan B is migrating the VMs to KVM quickly ...
10 >
11 >Thanks for pointers, Stefan
12
13 Not 100% sure, but I think vmware server got deprecated by VMWare themselves?
14
15 Got replaced by VMWare ESX.
16 Alternatives would be Xen or KVM.
17
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19 Joost
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21 Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.

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