Vmware
 

In my pc i am installed redhat linux desktop 4 distribution.I want to install vmware application.So download vmware workstation 6.0 somthing from vmware.com.I tried to installing package not found error will display.How cai i install vmware.Downloaded was in rpm extension.

if you just want to know how to install rpm packages then as root do this
for a more detailed explation see the man page of rpm using and if you are still not able to get the hang of it, start here,
http://www.wallpaperama.com/forums/h...mand-t342.html
http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/rpminstall.html
http://www.ozzu.com/unix-linux-forum...ux-t32377.html

Thank you.

If vmware wouldn't install because you are missing packages you need to figure out what was missing and what package those missing files came from. The issue most people have when installing VMWare over top of Linux is the need to install the kernel-devel packages. VMWare needs the devel package to compile kernel modules.

Until you resolve the file dependencies you wont be able to install vmware as a tar file or as an rpm.

VMware needs compilers and headers. Check out the pre-requisites and install them before trying to install VMWare. Installation is tricky for someone who has not done it before as it involves compiling, but most of the time the default locations work out. Be sure to re-boot before trying to use it. If you are using the trial version of workstation it will run out in 30 days. VMServer is free and has many of the same feature and won't expire. It is no easier to install, though.


An easier solution is to use VirtualBox which is free, unlike VM Workstation. It installs much easier and has more features, such as the ability to run in seamless mode which gives you a shared desktop between host and client and gives you two taskbars (one for the host and one for the client) on the same desktop. The only trick with VirtualBox is to add your user name to the vboxusers group using the Users and Groups admin tool.