I can’t get vmware tools installed in Kubuntu 6.10 (running in vmware workstation 5.5). Konsole says the following:
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root@roy-desktop:~# /home/roy/vmware-tools-distrib/vmware-install.pl
Creating a new installer database using the tar3 format.
Installing the content of the package.
In which directory do you want to install the binary files?
[/usr/bin]
What is the directory that contains the init directories (rc0.d/ to rc6.d/)?
[/etc]
What is the directory that contains the init scripts?
[/etc/init.d]
Unable to copy the source file ./installer/services.sh to the destination file
/etc/init.d/vmware-tools.
Execution aborted.[/I]
It is running as root.
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I can’t get vmware tools installed in Kubuntu 6.10 (running in vmware workstation 5.5)
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personally i right click the OS tab & install VMware tools that way, but on VMware the official way is here
[QUOTE=RH]
It is running as root.
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yes
[QUOTE=RH]
root@roy-desktop:~#
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./vmware-install.pl
Respond to the configuration questions on the screen. Press Enter to accept the default value.
That is the step where I can’t get it installed. I have to press ENTER every time to accept the default value. But at a certain time it refuses. It also has an rpm installer, but how do I install that RPM file? That guide is about linux in general.
edit: if I install the rpm package by command line, it says the following:
root@roy-desktop:/media/cdrom0# rpm -Uhv /media/cdrom0/VMwareTools-5.5.3-34685.i386.rpm
error: Failed dependencies:
/bin/sh is needed by VMwareTools-5.5.3-34685.i386
[QUOTE=RH]
That is the step where I can’t get it installed. I have to press ENTER every time to accept the default value. But at a certain time it refuses. It also has an rpm installer, but how do I install that RPM file?
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you cant install a .RPM onto Kubuntu, you must first convert the .RPM to a .Deb before installing it, to convert it you must first install Alien, either with a package manager or withsudo apt-get install alienthen to convert it to .Deb withsudo alien <rpm filename>
Yeah it worked! it is fully functional now, thanks. 