Installing vmware workstation in unbutu 10
 

I have unbutu 10, i have downloaded vmware from the official website


root@nik-server:/home/nik/Downloads# ls
vmware-7.1-ubuntu10.10-patch ymessenger_1.0.4_1_i386(2).deb
vmware-7.1-ubuntu10.10-patch-v2.tar_.gz ymessenger_1.0.4_1_i386.deb
root@nik-server:/home/nik/Downloads#

what command should i issue to install the vmware?

well none of those are vmware workstation. they are just patches. It's probably easier for you to just install vmware server (free) or vmware player (free) instead of Workstation ($$$£££)

Please i have just downloaded vmware server , what commond should i use to install it now?


rwxr-xr-x 10 root root 4096 2009-10-21 02:36 ./
drwxr-xr-x 3 nik nik 4096 2011-05-23 14:57 ../
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-10-21 02:36 bin/
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-10-21 02:36 doc/
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 2009-10-21 02:36 etc/
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 328075 2009-10-21 02:36 FILES
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-10-21 02:36 installer/
drwxr-xr-x 20 root root 4096 2009-10-21 02:36 lib/
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2009-10-21 02:36 man/
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-10-21 02:36 sbin/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 104 2011-05-23 14:59 vmware-install.pl -> bin/vmware-uninstall.pl*
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2009-10-21 02:36 vmware-vix/
root@nik-server:/home/nik/Downloads/vmware-server-distrib#

please i need help



ake[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-21-generic'
make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only'
Unable to build the vmmon module.

For more information on how to troubleshoot module-related problems, please
visit our Web site at "http://www.vmware.com/go/unsup-linux-products" and
"http://www.vmware.com/go/unsup-linux-tools".

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