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VMware VMs Linux startup script

Installation

1. Add my Launchpad repositories and PGP key to your system:

   • To add the repositories and the PGP key automatically type
     sudo add-apt-repository ppa:almirdz/ppa
     followed by
     sudo apt-get update
     to refresh the local packages’ list.

   • To manually add the repositories do the following:
     sudo vim /etc/apt/sources.list.d/almirdz-ppa.list
     and put the links to the repositories for your Ubuntu version, eg.:
     deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/almirdz/ppa/ubuntu natty main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/almirdz/ppa/ubuntu natty main
     Then, add the PGP key to the list of trusted keys:
     sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 3604082A
     After all is done run
     sudo apt-get update
     to refresh the local packages’ list.

2. Install the package by simply typing:
   sudo apt-get install vmsctrl

IMPORTANT: The path where virtual machines are stored, or the name of the virtual machine itself, must not contain spaces in order for script to work properly. Also, the path to the vmrun must be configured within the environment variables.