vmwareplayer install error

tidiman07 · 10-16-2006, 03:11 PM

i have been trying to install vmwareplayer so i can have other OSs in my system. but i keep getting the same error!i downloaded vmwareplayer_1.0.2-29635_i386.rpm, then converted to .deb. upon trying to install i get

Code:

tidiman07@Box1:~/Downloads/Downloads$ sudo dpkg -i vmwareplayer_1.0.2-29635_i386.deb
(Reading database ... 162513 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace vmwareplayer 1.0.2-29635 (using vmwareplayer_1.0.2-29635_i386.deb) ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/vmwareplayer.prerm: line 32: [: upgrade: integer expression expected

dpkg: error processing vmwareplayer_1.0.2-29635_i386.deb (--install):
 subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postrm: line 25: [: abort-upgrade: integer expression expected
Errors were encountered while processing:
 vmwareplayer_1.0.2-29635_i386.deb

wat is the meaning of this, i have tried to install 2x already. i want to be able to install other OS in my system, like it says it should!

binary_y2k2 · 10-16-2006, 03:46 PM

Why don't you use the package that's in the ubuntu repositorys? It's in the multiverse repository so if you have that enabled then just

Code:

sudo apt-get install vmware-player

tidiman07 · 10-16-2006, 03:58 PM

thanx,
solution found!!
1. sudo apt-get install gcc-3.4 g++-3.4
2. export CC=/usr/bin/gcc-3.4
3. then install deb or aptitude

Ezoroth · 10-18-2006, 07:31 AM

General solution: 'alien vmware.rpm --scripts' This ALWAYS works (well, it has for me)

sleepyEDB · 10-18-2006, 08:24 AM

Check out this website for an easy way to create the .vmx file used with vmware player.

sleepy