im fairly new to linux, im 16 and im trying to learn, im having trouble decyphering my Linux In A Nutshell book, so im here for help. i wanted to use this program: VMware-workstation-5.0.0-13124.i386.rpm so that i can have a "virtual Windows desktop" so i could play an online game, Counter-Strike. its probably fairly easy, but im just having troubles. if you would be so kind as so take a minute to explain this to me, i would appreciate it greatly. thank you for your time!

-tristan

it just installs like any other rpm... check the standard rpm user guides, such as the rpm page of our wiki.

First off what distribution of Linux are you using? Second off, did you try anything? It will be like installing any other rpm

rpm -ivh filename.rpm (use the actual filename)

IMHO, its easier to use the tar.gz or tar.bz2 version of VMware. You just need to decompress the file to somewhere. Then run the install script. The install script will have .pl file. You will need perl to run it. Also do not forget to install the kernel source code or kernel headers. As root run vmware-config.pl to configure its network and compile a few modules.

i run Red Hat Linux 9.0. i really dont know nothing about unix systems but the rpm file is green in the Konsole which i think is an executable file... i tried rpm -i but i dont really understand all the minuses and how it all works. maybe im just stupid

i used rpm -ivh VMware-workstation-5.0.0-13124.i386.rpm and it didnt really work i just got a whole bunch of different messages saying that things were conflicting.

i then tried vmware-config.pl and it worked and i ran the workstation. after selecting yes and no on a variety of options and agreeing to the liscense. i use /usr/bin/vmware to run it like the terminal told me to. seems to work fine, thanks guys.


ps i dont know how to install a rpm file ::blushes shyly::
what are basic steps for installing a .rpm file on Red Hat Linux 9.0?

The basic steps for any command in *nix is command flag option arguement for example rpm -Vi rpmprogram.rpm.

So let's break that down further shall we, rpm is the command, aka a program in itself. So when you type rpm -Vi rpmprogram.rpm you are bringing up a program,rpm. The flag ("-") alerts the program you want to use specific sub routines. In this case V (verify) and i (install). The arguement rpmprogram.rpm is what you want the rpm program to install.

So basically what you were doing was right, rpm isn't that stable in RH9, IMHO, and upgrading to a newer version of Red Hat would be a good thing to do.

I hope that is helpful and you don't feel quite so lost with the commands.

Did you run ./vmware-install.pl before ./vmware-config.pl

no, i didnt even use ./ i just typed vmware-config.pl while in the appropriate directory. and now the Workstation runs fine

Hi there, i'm a rookie to OpenSuse 10.2. Does anyone here facing problem installing VMware-workstation-5.5.1-19175.i386.rpm ?? I ran the installation and it is successfully installed but after i restart the system , i hardly can find where the program is ??? As i type "vmware" in run command (Ctrl+F2), everything seems quite and no program executed. Some how i search the internet and got the information saying that i need to run the vmware-config.pl. Well, it ran but until middle the problem prompted.:

linux-suse102-kc:~ # vmware-config.pl
Making sure services for VMware Workstation are stopped.

Stopping VMware services:
Virtual machine monitor done

Configuring fallback GTK+ 2.4 libraries.

In which directory do you want to install the mime type icons?
[/usr/share/icons]

What directory contains your desktop menu entry files? These files have a
.desktop file extension. [/usr/share/applications]

In which directory do you want to install the application's icon?
[/usr/share/pixmaps]

Trying to find a suitable vmmon module for your running kernel.

None of the pre-built vmmon modules for VMware Workstation is suitable for your
running kernel. Do you want this program to try to build the vmmon module for
your system (you need to have a C compiler installed on your system)? [yes]

Using compiler "/usr/bin/gcc". Use environment variable CC to override.

What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running
kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include]

The directory of kernel headers (version @@VMWARE@@ UTS_RELEASE) does not match
your running kernel (version 2.6.18.2-34-default). Even if the module were to
compile successfully, it would not load into the running kernel.

What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running
kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include]

anyone experienced on this ??

Hi there, i'm a rookie to OpenSuse 10.2. Does anyone here facing problem installing VMware-workstation-5.5.1-19175.i386.rpm ?? I ran the installation and it is successfully installed but after i restart the system , i hardly can find where the program is ??? As i type "vmware" in run command (Ctrl+F2), everything seems quite and no program executed. Some how i search the internet and got the information saying that i need to run the vmware-config.pl. Well, it ran but until middle the problem prompted.:

linux-suse102-kc:~ # vmware-config.pl
Making sure services for VMware Workstation are stopped.

Stopping VMware services:
Virtual machine monitor done

Configuring fallback GTK+ 2.4 libraries.

In which directory do you want to install the mime type icons?
[/usr/share/icons]

What directory contains your desktop menu entry files? These files have a
.desktop file extension. [/usr/share/applications]

In which directory do you want to install the application's icon?
[/usr/share/pixmaps]

Trying to find a suitable vmmon module for your running kernel.

None of the pre-built vmmon modules for VMware Workstation is suitable for your
running kernel. Do you want this program to try to build the vmmon module for
your system (you need to have a C compiler installed on your system)? [yes]

Using compiler "/usr/bin/gcc". Use environment variable CC to override.

What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running
kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include]

The directory of kernel headers (version @@VMWARE@@ UTS_RELEASE) does not match
your running kernel (version 2.6.18.2-34-default). Even if the module were to
compile successfully, it would not load into the running kernel.

What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running
kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include]

anyone experienced on this ??

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