vmware on linux
 

hi,


I am here again with a problem donot have any idea i wanted to install vmware on RHEL 5

Now see what i get

[root@localhost vmware-server-distrib]# ./vmware-install.pl
A previous installation of VMware software has been detected.

Failure

Execution aborted.


i did tried to instal it but failed as there as an error so what can i do now

Well, obviously you'd uninstall the previous instance first(vmware-uninstall.pl).

this is what i get any way i can get it uninstalled


[root@localhost bin]# ll
total 2080
-r-xr-xr-x 1 working working 6160 May 10 2008 vmnet-bridge
-r-xr-xr-x 1 working working 110872 May 10 2008 vmnet-dhcpd
-r-xr-xr-x 1 working working 119076 May 10 2008 vmnet-natd
-r-xr-xr-x 1 working working 5192 May 10 2008 vmnet-netifup
-r-xr-xr-x 1 working working 8172 May 10 2008 vmnet-sniffer
-rwxr-xr-x 1 working working 4946 May 10 2008 vmrun
-r-xr-xr-x 1 working working 11456 May 10 2008 vm-support
-r-xr-xr-x 1 working working 4570 May 10 2008 vmware
-r-xr-xr-x 1 working working 73092 May 10 2008 vmware-authtrusted
-r-xr-xr-x 1 working working 23333 May 10 2008 vmware-cmd
-r-xr-xr-x 1 working working 290800 May 10 2008 vmware-config.pl
-r-xr-xr-x 1 working working 490464 May 10 2008 vmware-loop
-r-xr-xr-x 1 working working 25488 May 10 2008 vmware-mount.pl
-r-xr-xr-x 1 working working 10852 May 10 2008 vmware-ping
-r-xr-xr-x 1 working working 99602 May 10 2008 vmware-uninstall.pl
-r-xr-xr-x 1 working working 718200 May 10 2008 vmware-vdiskmanager
[root@localhost bin]# ./vm
vmnet-bridge vmnet-natd vmnet-sniffer vm-support vmware-authtrusted vmware-config.pl vmware-mount.pl vmware-uninstall.pl
vmnet-dhcpd vmnet-netifup vmrun vmware vmware-cmd vmware-loop vmware-ping vmware-vdiskmanager
[root@localhost bin]# ./vmware-c
vmware-cmd vmware-config.pl
[root@localhost bin]# ./vmware-config.pl
Unable to find the answer LIBDIR in the installer database
(/etc/vmware/locations). You may want to re-install VMware Server.

Execution aborted.

[root@localhost bin]# ./vmware-uninstall.pl
Uninstalling the tar installation of VMware Server.

Unable to find the answer INITSCRIPTSDIR in the installer database
(/etc/vmware/locations). You may want to re-install VMware Server.

Execution aborted.

[root@localhost bin]# cat /etc/vmware/locations
directory /etc/vmware
file /etc/vmware/locations
answer BINDIR /vmware/home/bin
directory /vmware/home/bin

I have just checked my own installation; those variables should really be there:

Have you checked whether your locations file exists at all and, if it does, whether it contains anything at all?

well u did hit the nail on the head
just checked it /etc/vmware/location file was there

adn it was currpted so i have to move it and then ran install and its working though in the installation its not informed to have xinetd configured so just working to get the RPMS

thanks a bunch