From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 19 13:35:01 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 42B6516A4CE for ; Tue, 19 Apr 2005 13:35:01 +0000 (GMT) Received: from postino-2.etat.lu (postino-2.etat.lu [194.154.205.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0A92443D2D for ; Tue, 19 Apr 2005 13:35:00 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from didier.wiroth@mcesr.etat.lu) Received: from avirus-2.cie.etat.lu (dispatch-2.cie.etat.lu [148.110.137.7]) by postino-2.etat.lu (Postfix) with ESMTP id AE51E11379B4 for ; Tue, 19 Apr 2005 15:34:57 +0200 (CEST) Received: from avirus-2.cie.etat.lu (dispatch-2.cie.etat.lu [148.110.137.7]) by localhost (CIE ESMTP Dispatch 2) with ESMTP id 9F0E5356AD for ; Tue, 19 Apr 2005 15:34:57 +0200 (CEST) Received: from hermes-1.cie.etat.lu (hermes-1.cie.etat.lu [148.110.136.56]) 8A9E1356AC for ; Tue, 19 Apr 2005 15:34:57 +0200 (CEST) Received: from hermes-1.cie.etat.lu (hermes-1.cie.etat.lu [148.110.136.56]) by store.etat.lu (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.1 HotFix 0.05 (built Oct 21 2004)) with ESMTP id <0IF700GXM4E9OY40@store.etat.lu> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 19 Apr 2005 15:34:57 +0200 (MEST) Received: from lucy ([148.110.43.189]) by store.etat.lu (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.1 HotFix 0.05 (built Oct 21 2004)) with ESMTP id <0IF700MUL4E42S40@store.etat.lu> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 19 Apr 2005 15:34:57 +0200 (MEST) Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 15:34:52 +0200 From: Didier Wiroth To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-id: <0IF700MUN4E72S40@store.etat.lu> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.6353 Thread-index: AcVE5JEUGLfvvS3+Sc27mdXL0eJj+g== Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: vmware alternative for freebsd? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 13:35:01 -0000 Hi, Unfortunately vmware workstation 4.5.x (linux version) is not supported in the ports tree. I was wondering if there are any alternatives to vmware, commercial or freeware. I'm talking about a host version (I'm not talking about guest OSes). Or may be someone has a tutorial about how to install and run the vmware 4.5 host installation on freebsd 5.4. Thanks a lot didier