VMWare Workstation 8.0.3/Player 4.0.3 on 7.0.2

[utu]

I've noticed with other forums, there quite often seems to be a reluctance
to discuss common LXDE problems with 'outsiders'. I find maintaining some
anonymity in regard to distribution details is prudent in such cases.

Your VMWare problem may come from more commercial considerations.
is VirtualBox a viable alternative in the 'free' world?

[Capricorny]

Clearly, many consider Virtualbox a very good alternative - depends on the uses, I think. Mine is for running Linux and Windows VMs simultaneously, to create a development environment that closely models actual production environments. Workstation/Player is very good at that. And Player is free. I prefer Qemu-kvm for testing and simple running purposes. VirtualBox seems to place itself between those, thus it is not that interesting for me.

And, using the patch presented, there is no real problem getting VMware 8+/4+ to work in 7.0.2.