VMware tools

[dfwgreg]

I'm very new at Kubuntu and I'm having problems installing VMWare tools on Kubuntu. I've installed the lastest kernel, gcc, and followed about every instruction I've found on Google. Everytime I try to install VMWare, I get this:

"Unable to copy the source file ./installer/services.sh to the destination file
/etc/init.d/vmware-tools."

"Execution aborted"

Any help?

Thanks,
Greg

[sky]

Re: VMware tools

Hi,

You should try to use the sudo :
sudo <full_path>

Cheers

[themetalbaby]

Re: VMware tools

i don't know if it makes sense to change the permissions on /etc/init.d but i did so try running

sudo su
chmod +rwxX /etc/init.d/

and maybe..

chmod +rwxX /etc/init.d/vmware-tools

you might need to delete /etc/vmware-tools/ and also when i reran the vmware-install.pl script when it asked if it wanted to replace /etc/init.d/vmware-tools i said no....

but then i get stuck with

root@edgyeft610:/usr/bin# perl vmware-config-tools.pl

sh: /etc/init.d/vmware-tools: Permission denied
Making sure services for VMware Tools are stopped.

Unable to stop services for VMware Tools

Execution aborted.

don't have time to keep playing as have to go to work... hope this helps and if you get past the next part please post back here...

cheers,


chris