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VMware is great technology. It enables you to run multiple operating systems without the need to dual-boot. This isn't the solution for gamers, but it is the solution for anyone who has commercial, Windows-based software that they need to run (i.e. Photoshop or Dreamweaver). Now, you need a copy of the original OS that you are installing (yes, like, a legal copy with serial number and a few bucks in a corporate pocket.) Enable universe and multiverse then install the following packages:

apt-get install libx11-6 libx11-dev libxtst6 xlibs-dev xinetd wget

apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r` build-essential

apt-get install gcc binutils-doc cpp-doc make manpages-dev autoconf automake1.9 libtool flex bison gdb gcc-doc gcc-4.0-doc libc6-dev-amd64 lib64gcc1

Now, let's cruise over to the VMware download page and get the packages that we need.

Let's extract the packages. Open a terminal in the same directory you saved the download and extract:

tar xvfz VMware-server-*.tar.gz

Now, enter the newly created directory:

cd vmware-server-distrib

And execute the following command:

./vmware-install.pl

Most of these settings are best left to desfault. Go ahead and read them through just to be sure you won't have any conflicts. After all that finishes, you'll have a VMware Server running. Go to Applications>System Tools>VMware Server Console and have a blast.