VMware Server is prominently to run SERVER OS , which is very different from Desktop OS, you also get OPTION to run in HEADLESS mode, which means no VGA output thereby freeing up more resources. But even Desktop Linux distro like Slackware or Fedora or other operating systems like Solaris, WindowsXP etc can be installed.

I am running Fedora 7 as base OS on my HP Laptop (centrino duo , 1.5gb ram etc).

STEPS TO INSTALL VMWARE-SERVER

*Download VMware server rpm from VMware.com

* Install inetd
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sudo yum install inetd
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*Install that VMware-server
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sudo rpm -ivh VMware-server-1.0.3-44356.i386.rpm
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*Download any-any patch and install as following.
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tar -zxvf vmware-any-any-update113.tar.gz
cd vmware-any-any-update113
./runme.pl
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(vmware-config.pl will be asked to run in end which completes install)

No reboot was needed at my end. Check video with bonus demo How I started Fedora 4 core Virtual machine which was downloaded from vmware appliance .

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