vmware server 2.0.1 in ubuntu 9.10

See: blog.mymediasystem.net

Try reinstall from source, and after fail of installation (vmware-install.pl) copy
patch to the instalation directory (vmware-server-distrib/), untar and run patch. Run

sudo rm -r /usr/lib/vmware/modules/binary

now you can accomplish installation by

sudo /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl

Sometimes webaccess do not work so restart server by:

sudo killall -9 vmware-hostd
sudo /etc/init.d/vmware-mgmt restart

For new installation of 2.0.2 use http://radu.cotescu.com/2009/10/30/how-to-install-vmware-server-2-0-x-on-ubuntu-9-10-karmic-koala/