/bin/sh is needed???
 

hello everyone,

I found similar questions to this but I couldn't get it to work even though..
I'm trying to install VMware player

I typed < rpm -i /home/Menesy/VMware-player.rpm >

what comes up is

error: Failed dependencies:
/bin/sh is needed by VMware-Player

what am I supposed to do? and I saw in another forum to type
< in -s /bin/bash /bin/sh >
but then it says < bash: syntax error near unexpected token `in' >

I have downloaded the correct version for my system
I am using Ubuntu on an Asus x5m laptop (if that is going to help in any sort of way)

thank you in advance :)

Amir.

That should be "ln" (as in "LiNk") not "in" - that's why you got the error message.

Hi,

I think it was supposed to be ln (create link) rather than in (not a bash command). ln -s means create a symbolic link between the following two file arguments.

regards.... andrew.

Ubuntu does not use rpms by default and thats why you are getting that error. You are better off looking for a Debian (*.deb) package instead of an rpm.