This article covers installing the freeware VMware Server on Ubuntu Server Editions on Linux. The basics will work on all Linux versions but there are some subtle differences for Ubuntu as far as prerequisites and Ubuntu versions are concerned.

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As designers, should we always be worrying about what technology to base the foundations of our sites? At gobisoft we do things a little differently because we believe that a site can be built once and outputted in many different formats/ways.

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First up, if you’re running an earlier version of windows, good luck. It is possible to do this on windows 2000 but you’ll need to Google around for documentation, tips etc.

This isn’t a perfect solution because it means you’re going to have to remove File and Printer sharing for your PC. If you want a solution where you don’t need to do this, do your own research.

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Connecting and sharing files has always been a pain in the arse and we still haven’t got it perfect but here’s our solution (and policy). We use SMB over SSH.

If you’re a Mac user, you must go to System Preferences -> Sharing. In the Services tab, make sure that Windows Sharing is switched off.

Then use can use the following connection on the Terminal:

sudo ssh -L 139:gobisoft.org:139 username@gobisoft.org

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