VMWARE - Apt can't install it

[xykaumjunior]

Hello guys!

I got the cd of MINIX 3.0 and I want to try use it for academic reasons.
So I tried to install the vmware-player using the apt:

xykaum@preto:~$ sudo apt-get install vmware-player
Lendo lista de pacotes... Pronto
Construindo árvore de dependências
Lendo estado da informação... Pronto
E: Impossível achar pacote vmware-player

The last line says that it's impossible to find the package vmware-player.

Using the apt-cache search:

xykaum@preto:~$ apt-cache search vmware
mdetect - mouse device autodetection tool
xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse - X.Org X server -- VMMouse input driver to use with VMWare
xserver-xorg-video-vmware - X.Org X server -- VMware display driver
libview-dev - VMware's Incredibly Exciting Widgets
libview2 - VMware's Incredibly Exciting Widgets
libview2-dbg - VMware's Incredibly Exciting Widgets

I know that in others distributions the vmware-player comes in the repositories, but I don't know which of them contains the vmware-player.

My sources.list have the following content:

# See [url]http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes[/url] for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.

deb [url]http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/[/url] hardy main restricted
deb-src [url]http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/[/url] hardy main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb [url]http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/[/url] hardy-updates main restricted universe
deb-src [url]http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/[/url] hardy-updates main restricted

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.
deb [url]http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/[/url] hardy universe
deb-src [url]http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/[/url] hardy universe

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu 
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to 
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in 
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb [url]http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/[/url] hardy multiverse
deb-src [url]http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/[/url] hardy multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb [url]http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/[/url] hardy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src [url]http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/[/url] hardy-backports main restricted universe multiverse

deb [url]http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu[/url] hardy-security main restricted
deb-src [url]http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu[/url] hardy-security main restricted
deb [url]http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu[/url] hardy-security universe
deb-src [url]http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu[/url] hardy-security universe
deb [url]http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu[/url] hardy-security multiverse
deb-src [url]http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu[/url] hardy-security multiverse



# deb [url]http://ppa.launchpad.net/paulo-miguel-dias/ubuntu[/url] feisty main

Someone have any idea?

[Fintan]

Re: VMWARE - Apt can't install it

Yep
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3090895.0

[xykaumjunior]

Re: VMWARE - Apt can't install it

Fintan... I did as you said in your tutorial, but when I try to run the vmware-player:

root@preto:/home/xykaum# /usr/bin/vmplayer
vmware is installed, but it has not been (correctly) configured
for this system. To (re-)configure it, invoke the following command:
/usr/bin/vmware-config.pl.

I run the vmware-config.pl :

root@preto:/home/xykaum# /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl
Making sure services for VMware Player are stopped.

Stopping VMware services:
  Virtual machine monitor                       done
  Blocking file system:                        done
  Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0                  done
  Host network detection                       done
  DHCP server on /dev/vmnet1                     done
  Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet1                failed
  DHCP server on /dev/vmnet8                     done
  NAT service on /dev/vmnet8                     done
  Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet8                 done
  Virtual ethernet                          failed
Unable to stop services for VMware Player

Execution aborted.

I did as you said and run the "sudo ./runme.pl" when the installation asks for the configuration.

What should I do?

[Fintan]

Re: VMWARE - Apt can't install it

Okay, Instaed of doing this:
unpack that and change to the unpacked folder. Now open a terminal and run:

sudo ./vmware-install.pl

Accept the defaults.
When it comes to the section where it asks if you want to run vmware-config say no an press enter.

Now change back to the any-any-116 file you just unpacked, open a terminal and run:

sudo ./runme.pl

it will most likely spit out some errors. IGNORE THEM!

This should go all the way through and give a "welcome to vmware" or something and "enjoy message.

You should also find vmware player in kmenu>system.

Edit:
You may also have to run:

sudo vmware-networks --postinstall ws,0,1

from a terminal.

[xykaumjunior]

Re: VMWARE - Apt can't install it

Well, I did as you said and run the command:

root@preto:/home/xykaum/vmware-any-any-update116# vmware-networks --postinstall ws,0,1
bash: vmware-networks: comando não encontrado

It says that the command's not found.

[dibl]

Re: VMWARE - Apt can't install it

Two suggestions:

1. There is a any-any-update-117 patch for kernel 2.6.25. Here:

http://download.rsbac.org/tmp/?C=S;O=A


2. The correct command is:

root@preto:/home/xykaum/vmware-any-any-update117# ./runme.pl

[xykaumjunior]

Re: VMWARE - Apt can't install it

1. There is a any-any-update-117 patch for kernel 2.6.25.

My kernel still the 2.6.24:

root@preto:/home/xykaum/vmware-any-any-update116# uname -a
Linux preto 2.6.24-16-generic #1 SMP Thu Apr 10 13:23:42 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux

I think that is the network configuration that is not doing it right.

The module loads perfectly in the running kernel.

Starting VMware services:
  Virtual machine monitor                       done
  Blocking file system:                          done
  Virtual ethernet                             done
  Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0              failed
  Host network detection                        done
  Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet1 (background)   done
  DHCP server on /dev/vmnet1                     failed
  Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet8 (background)   done
  DHCP server on /dev/vmnet8                     done
  NAT service on /dev/vmnet8                     done

The configuration of VMware Player 2.0.3 build-80004 for Linux for this running
kernel completed successfully.

You can now run VMware Player by invoking the following command:
"/usr/bin/vmplayer".

Enjoy,

--the VMware team

I looked into /dev and the virtual interfaces(/dev/vmnet0 and /dev/vmnet1 ) are there.

SHould I run the ./runme.pl again?