Application compatibility

[Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P.]

Lee.Sweeney at siemensSG.com wrote:

>Hi guys,
>
>I am interested in running VMWare. It is available to run on Linux as your
>host operating system, however I would like to use FreeBSD as the host
>operating. I was wondering since so many linux apps and utilities run on BSD
>would it be possible to run VMWare also? If not what possible options would
>I have if any?
>
>Regard,
>Lee Sweeney
>  
>
I haven't tried it yet, but I'd say
you are "in luck"  <?!!>

$cd /usr/ports
$make search key=vmware

Port:   linux-vmware-toolbox-2.0.4.1142
Path:   /usr/ports/emulators/linux-vmware-toolbox2
Info:   VMware toolbox for guest OS (for VMware 2.x, Linux version)
Maint:  matusita at FreeBSD.org
Index:  emulators linux
B-deps: XFree86-libraries-4.3.0_6 expat-1.95.6_1 fontconfig-2.2.90_3 
freetype2-2.1.5_1 imake-4.3.0_1 perl-5.6.1_14 pkgconfig-0.15.0
R-deps: XFree86-libraries-4.3.0_6 expat-1.95.6_1 fontconfig-2.2.90_3 
freetype2-2.1.5_1 imake-4.3.0_1 linux_base-7.1_5 perl-5.6.1_14 
pkgconfig-0.15.0

Port:   linux-vmware-toolbox-4.0.5.6030
Path:   /usr/ports/emulators/linux-vmware-toolbox4
Info:   VMware toolbox for guest OS (for VMware 4.x, Linux version)
Maint:  matusita at FreeBSD.org
Index:  emulators linux
B-deps: XFree86-libraries-4.3.0_6 expat-1.95.6_1 fontconfig-2.2.90_3 
freetype2-2.1.5_1 imake-4.3.0_1 perl-5.6.1_14 pkgconfig-0.15.0
R-deps: XFree86-libraries-4.3.0_6 expat-1.95.6_1 fontconfig-2.2.90_3 
freetype2-2.1.5_1 imake-4.3.0_1 linux_base-7.1_5 perl-5.6.1_14 
pkgconfig-0.15.0

Port:   vmware-guestd-3.1.1.1790
Path:   /usr/ports/emulators/vmware-guestd3
Info:   VMware time synchronization daemon for FreeBSD guest OS (for 
VMware 3.x)
Maint:  matusita at FreeBSD.org
Index:  emulators
B-deps: compat3x-i386-5.0.20020925
R-deps: compat3x-i386-5.0.20020925

Port:   vmware-guestd-4.0.5.6030
Path:   /usr/ports/emulators/vmware-guestd4
Info:   VMware time synchronization daemon for FreeBSD guest OS (for 
VMware 4.x)
Maint:  matusita at FreeBSD.org
Index:  emulators
B-deps:
R-deps:

Port:   vmware-tools-2.0.4.307
Path:   /usr/ports/emulators/vmware-tools2
Info:   VMware tools for guest OS (for VMware 2.x, FreeBSD version)
Maint:  matusita at FreeBSD.org
Index:  emulators
B-deps: XFree86-libraries-4.3.0_6 expat-1.95.6_1 fontconfig-2.2.90_3 
freetype2-2.1.5_1 imake-4.3.0_1 perl-5.6.1_14 pkgconfig-0.15.0
R-deps: XFree86-libraries-4.3.0_6 expat-1.95.6_1 fontconfig-2.2.90_3 
freetype2-2.1.5_1 imake-4.3.0_1 perl-5.6.1_14 pkgconfig-0.15.0

Port:   vmware-tools-3.1.1.1790
Path:   /usr/ports/emulators/vmware-tools3
Info:   VMware tools for guest OS (for VMware 3.x, FreeBSD version)
Maint:  matusita at FreeBSD.org
Index:  emulators
B-deps: XFree86-libraries-4.3.0_6 compat3x-i386-5.0.20020925 
expat-1.95.6_1 fontconfig-2.2.90_3 freetype2-2.1.5_1 imake-4.3.0_1 
perl-5.6.1_14 pkgconfig-0.15.0
R-deps: XFree86-libraries-4.3.0_6 compat3x-i386-5.0.20020925 
expat-1.95.6_1 fontconfig-2.2.90_3 freetype2-2.1.5_1 imake-4.3.0_1 
perl-5.6.1_14 pkgconfig-0.15.0
vmware-guestd-3.1.1.1790

Port:   vmware-tools-4.0.5.6030
Path:   /usr/ports/emulators/vmware-tools4
Info:   VMware tools for guest OS (for VMware 4.x, FreeBSD version)
Maint:  matusita at FreeBSD.org
Index:  emulators
B-deps: XFree86-libraries-4.3.0_6 expat-1.95.6_1 fontconfig-2.2.90_3 
freetype2-2.1.5_1 imake-4.3.0_1 perl-5.6.1_14 pkgconfig-0.15.0
R-deps: XFree86-libraries-4.3.0_6 expat-1.95.6_1 fontconfig-2.2.90_3 
freetype2-2.1.5_1 imake-4.3.0_1 perl-5.6.1_14 pkgconfig-0.15.0 
vmware-guestd-4.0.5.6030

Port:   vmware2-2.0.4.1142
Path:   /usr/ports/emulators/vmware2
Info:   A virtual machine emulator - a full PC in a window
Maint:  vsilyaev at mindspring.com
Index:  emulators linux
B-deps: XFree86-libraries-4.3.0_6 expat-1.95.6_1 fontconfig-2.2.90_3 
freetype2-2.1.5_1 imake-4.3.0_1 perl-5.6.1_14 pkgconfig-0.15.0
R-deps: XFree86-libraries-4.3.0_6 expat-1.95.6_1 fontconfig-2.2.90_3 
freetype2-2.1.5_1 imake-4.3.0_1 linux_base-7.1_5 perl-5.6.1_14 
pkgconfig-0.15.0 rtc-2002.0
3.05.2_2

Port:   vmware3-3.2.1.2242_2,1
Path:   /usr/ports/emulators/vmware3
Info:   A virtual machine emulator - a full PC in a window
Maint:  orlando.bassotto at ieo-research.it
Index:  emulators linux
B-deps: XFree86-libraries-4.3.0_6 expat-1.95.6_1 fontconfig-2.2.90_3 
freetype2-2.1.5_1 imake-4.3.0_1 perl-5.6.1_14 pkgconfig-0.15.0
R-deps: XFree86-libraries-4.3.0_6 expat-1.95.6_1 fontconfig-2.2.90_3 
freetype2-2.1.5_1 imake-4.3.0_1 linux_base-7.1_5 perl-5.6.1_14 
pkgconfig-0.15.0 rtc-2002.0
3.05.2_2

Port:   vmware_xf4mod-1.0
Path:   /usr/ports/emulators/vmware_xf4mod
Info:   A XFree86 4.x driver module for VMware guests
Maint:  ports at freebsd.org
Index:  emulators
B-deps: XFree86-libraries-4.3.0_6 expat-1.95.6_1 fontconfig-2.2.90_3 
freetype2-2.1.5_1 imake-4.3.0_1 perl-5.6.1_14 pkgconfig-0.15.0
R-deps: XFree86-4.3.0,1 XFree86-FontServer-4.3.0_2 
XFree86-Server-4.3.0_12 XFree86-clients-4.3.0_5 XFree86-documents-4.3.0 
XFree86-font100dpi-4.3.0 XFree86-fon
t75dpi-4.3.0 XFree86-fontCyrillic-4.3.0 XFree86-fontDefaultBitmaps-4.3.0 
XFree86-fontEncodings-4.3.0 XFree86-fontScalable-4.3.0 
XFree86-libraries-4.3.0_6 Xft-2
.1.2 dri-4.3.0,1 expat-1.95.6_1 fontconfig-2.2.90_3 freetype2-2.1.5_1 
imake-4.3.0_1 perl-5.6.1_14 pkgconfig-0.15.0 png-1.2.5_2 wrapper-1.0_3


HTH,

Kevin Kinsey