I have a System76 Lemur Ultra Thin (lemu4) and I use Ubuntu 12.04.1 64 bit Long Term Service as my primary operating system of choice. I purchased and installed VM Ware Workstation 8.0.4 64 bit, but I find it very annoying that I will have to download and run a third-party unofficial patch every time VM Ware updates Workstation 8.x 64 bit for GNU/Linux platforms periodically. I have a Microsoft Windows 7 64 bit Ultimate Edition Service Pack 1 guest virtual machine installed in Oracle VM Virtualbox 4.1.22 64 bit currently.
VM Ware recently released Workstation 9 for Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, and 7 along with GNU/Linux. According to the release announcements and the requirements, it offers support for Ubuntu 12.04.x 32 and 64 bit as both the host and guest operating system. I am thinking about upgrading to Workstation 9 which will cost me $119.99 USD, but I have some questions before making that purchasing decision.
1. Does anyone here use VM Ware Workstation 9 with Ubuntu 12.04.1 64 bit Long Term Service as the host operating system? If so, then will it install and function properly right out of the box without requiring any user intervention such as resorting to third-party unofficial patches to compile the Linux kernel 3.2.0.x to get the VMNet module to install properly or other issues?
2. If you had VM Ware Workstation 8.x 64 bit, then what are the differences that you noticed with VM Ware Workstation 9.x 64 bit with Ubuntu 12.04.1 64 bit Long Term Service as the host operating system? Is it fully compatible? Is it faster? Does it support Microsoft Windows 7 64 bit Aero with all of the special effects such as Aero Snap, Aero Peek, and Jump Lists?
3. What other things do you note about VM Ware Workstation 9.x 64 bit that I should consider as a part of my decision making process?
4. Are there any known problems for my given usage scenario that I should be aware of?
Thank you.
VM Ware recently released Workstation 9 for Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, and 7 along with GNU/Linux. According to the release announcements and the requirements, it offers support for Ubuntu 12.04.x 32 and 64 bit as both the host and guest operating system. I am thinking about upgrading to Workstation 9 which will cost me $119.99 USD, but I have some questions before making that purchasing decision.
1. Does anyone here use VM Ware Workstation 9 with Ubuntu 12.04.1 64 bit Long Term Service as the host operating system? If so, then will it install and function properly right out of the box without requiring any user intervention such as resorting to third-party unofficial patches to compile the Linux kernel 3.2.0.x to get the VMNet module to install properly or other issues?
2. If you had VM Ware Workstation 8.x 64 bit, then what are the differences that you noticed with VM Ware Workstation 9.x 64 bit with Ubuntu 12.04.1 64 bit Long Term Service as the host operating system? Is it fully compatible? Is it faster? Does it support Microsoft Windows 7 64 bit Aero with all of the special effects such as Aero Snap, Aero Peek, and Jump Lists?
3. What other things do you note about VM Ware Workstation 9.x 64 bit that I should consider as a part of my decision making process?
4. Are there any known problems for my given usage scenario that I should be aware of?
Thank you.