To uninstall VMware Server software on a Linux system, you can follow these steps:
Stop the VMware Server services:
Before uninstalling VMware Server, you will need to stop the VMware Server services to ensure that they are not running. To do this, enter the following command at the terminal prompt:
/etc/init.d/vmware stop
Uninstall VMware Server:
To uninstall VMware Server, you can use the vmware-installer command with the -u option to uninstall the software. For example:
sudo vmware-installer -u vmware-server
This will uninstall VMware Server from your system.
Remove the VMware Server configuration files:
To completely remove the VMware Server configuration files from your system, you can use the rm command to delete the /etc/vmware directory and all of its contents. For example:
sudo rm -rf /etc/vmware
Note that these steps will remove the VMware Server software and its configuration files from your system. If you want to keep the virtual machines that you created with VMware Server, you will need to make a backup of the virtual machine files before uninstalling the software. Consult the VMware Server documentation for more information on backing up and restoring virtual machines.