i downloaded vmware in .rpm format, i double clicked the icon, and it says the package is now installed, where did it install too? or more or less where is the file i need to run it

i use rh8

the file should be on your path, so you don't need to know where it is. remember that unix has different standard procedures and practises to windows, so it helps a lot to not try to impose things you expect in windows onto linux. obviously if you've no other experience then you can't always help it...

what do you mean "your path"


please note, im pretty new to installing things...

a path is a set of directories which the system will look in for executable files. /bin, /usr/bin and so forth. vmware is probably in one of them somewhere.... just tell it to run "vmware" and that should be it.

When you log into the system there are a set of variables that contain values used "behind the scenes" so to speak. One of those variables is called PATH. You can see your path from a command line if you type this:
The output is a list of directories, each separated by a colon. This list is used to find programs on the system. When you type a command, linux looks at the first directory in the list and tries to find a filename that matches the command you entered. If it can't find one, it tries the next directory, and so on until it does find a match. If it finds a match, it will execute the program. If not, it will tell you it's an unknown command.

FYI: You actually have a PATH variable in Windows too, but it's used far less than it is in linux.

ok thx i found the wizward, now has ne one ever used VWmare in Linux?