Cannot ./configure

ffilc7373 · 03-29-2007, 09:04 AM

I download the software to my Desktop, in this case it was;-
VMware-server-1.0.2-39867.tar.gz
I unpack this using tar xvzf
this gives me a directory called vmware-server-distrib
I change to that directory and type
./configure
and I get "bash: ./configure: No such file or directory"
I tried ./config and ./conf with the same result.
I think I read somewhere that ./configure might not be needed so I tried "make" instead, same result.
Distro is Ubuntu 6.10.
Can someone please tell me what I am doing wrong.
Thanks

weibullguy · 03-29-2007, 09:27 AM

Trying to compile something that is already compiled...that's what you're doing wrong. There's a Perl script that you run to install VMware-server.

ffilc7373 · 03-29-2007, 12:06 PM

Thanks Arow for that, I now need a little more; Perl script? what and where?

weibullguy · 03-29-2007, 12:12 PM

Now you can eat for a lifetime -> http://pubs.vmware.com/server1/wwhel...tml/wwhelp.htm

ffilc7373 · 03-30-2007, 09:44 AM

Thanks Arow, that was excellent and the installation proceeded through to the EULA without problem.
I am now working through the vmware-config.pl and finding a few difficulties but I should be able to solve these.
Thanks again for your help.
ffilc