vmware install dependency nightmares

N_A_J_M · 02-18-2003, 05:07 AM

I am trying to install vmware on my slackware8.1 machine.
the file i have is in rpm format and called: VMware-workstation-3.1.1-1790.i386.rpm

I try to run the file using kpackage and i get this:

Code:

<e/VMware-workstation-3.1.1-1790.i386.rpm;echo RESULT=$?
error: failed dependencies:
	/bin/sh   is needed by VMwareWorkstation-3.1.1-1790
	ld-linux.so.2 is needed by VMwareWorkstation-3.1.1-1790
	libICE.so.6 is needed by VMwareWorkstation-3.1.1-1790
	libSM.so.6 is needed by VMwareWorkstation-3.1.1-1790
	libX11.so.6 is needed by VMwareWorkstation-3.1.1-1790
	libXext.so.6 is needed by VMwareWorkstation-3.1.1-1790
	libXi.so.6 is needed by VMwareWorkstation-3.1.1-1790
	libXmu.so.6 is needed by VMwareWorkstation-3.1.1-1790
	libXp.so.6 is needed by VMwareWorkstation-3.1.1-1790
	libXpm.so.4 is needed by VMwareWorkstation-3.1.1-1790
	libXt.so.6 is needed by VMwareWorkstation-3.1.1-1790
	libXtst.so.6 is needed by VMwareWorkstation-3.1.1-1790
	libc.so.6 is needed by VMwareWorkstation-3.1.1-1790
	libcrypt.so.1 is needed by VMwareWorkstation-3.1.1-1790
	libdl.so.2 is needed by VMwareWorkstation-3.1.1-1790
	libm.so.6 is needed by VMwareWorkstation-3.1.1-1790
	/usr/bin/perl is needed by VMwareWorkstation-3.1.1-1790
RESULT=1

i chose not to install but to check for dependencies and test(do not install)
It seems i am required to get a whole lot of stuff!

My problem is, first is it worth even trying to get them all?, second if it is what are half of those???? and where would i get them? i dont even know what half of them (most of them) are all about.
could someone with a bit more knowledge than me please help me out here?

cheers

N_A_J_M · 02-18-2003, 05:11 AM

here is some more info that i got from kpackager:

Code:

name
VMwareWorkstation
summary
VMware Workstation
version
3.1.1-1790
group
Applications/Emulators
size
22524077
description
VMware Workstation Virtual Platform is a thin software layer that allows multiple guest operating systems to run concurrently on a single standard PC, without repartitioning or rebooting, and without significant loss of performance.
unsatisfied dependencies
/bin/sh , ld-linux.so.2 , libICE.so.6 , libSM.so.6 , libX11.so.6 , libXext.so.6 , libXi.so.6 , libXmu.so.6 , libXp.so.6 , libXpm.so.4 , libXt.so.6 , libXtst.so.6 , libc.so.6 , libcrypt.so.1 , libdl.so.2 , libm.so.6 , /bin/sh , /usr/bin/perl
depends
/bin/sh(),ld-linux.so.2(),libICE.so.6(),libSM.so.6(),libX11.so.6(),libXext.so.6(),libXi.so.6(),libXmu.so.6(),libXp.so.6(),libXpm.so.4(),libXt.so.6(),libXtst.so.6(),libc.so.6(),libcrypt.so.1(),libdl.so.2(),libm.so.6(),/bin/sh(),/usr/bin/perl()
provides
VMwareWorkstation
vendor
VMware, Inc.
build-time
06/04/02 08:02
filename
/home/vmware/VMware-workstation-3.1.1-1790.i386.rpm