[SOLVED] VMware from a .bundle file?

[Don]

I'm trying to install vmware 3.0.1 on a new 64-bit machine I just built for Karmic. The only available download file for that is VMware-Player-3.0.1-227600.x86_64.bundle. I clearly don't know what to do with it, but here's what I've tried:
1. Making it executable and running it,
2. Using alien to try to convert it
3. Lots of web searches to try to find out more about it.
I admit it; I'm lost. Dibl will be sorely disappointed in me; we thought I had the vmware thing licked, but I've obviously missed something along the way. Once I get the program installed, I know how to set up the virtual machine. It's just this first step that is baffling me.
Thanks in advance for the help.

[skunk]

Re: VMware from a .bundle file?

When I installed VMWare Player, all I had to do was

cd <dirwhereihavethebundlefile>
chmod +x ./VMware-Player-3.0.1-227600.x86_64.bundle
sudo ./VMware-Player-3.0.1-227600.x86_64.bundle

[skunk]

Re: VMware from a .bundle file?

And don't forget that you need to have build-essential as well as linux-kernel-headers installed before you start installing

[Snowhog]

Re: VMware from a .bundle file?

Procedure

1 Log on to your Linux host with the user name you plan to use when you run VMware Player.

2 In the terminal window, become root user to perform the initial installation steps.

su or sudo

The command you use depends on your Linux distribution and configuration.

3 If you are installing from a downloaded file, mount the VMware Player CD-ROM.

VMware-Player-e.x.p-<xxxxxxxx>.i386.bundle
VMware-Player-e.x.p-<xxxxxxxx>.x86_64.bundle
VMware-Player-<version>-<xxxxx>.<architecture>.bundle is the installation file. In the filename, <xxxx-
xxxx> is a series of numbers representing the version and build numbers.

4 Run the bundle specifying the installation file:

sh VMware-Player-e.x.p-<xxxxxxxx>.<architecture>.bundle


5 Accept the EULA to continue.

6 (Optional) If the GUI based VMware Player installer fails, run the installation file with the --console
command in your terminal.

[dibl]

Re: VMware from a .bundle file?

Here's how I do it (after installing build-essential and linux-headers-`uname -r`):

Save the downloaded bundle file at /home/don/Downloads (Firefox uses this by default).

Open a Konsole:

cd /tmp

sudo cp /home/don/Do

{tab to complete} then VM {tab to complete} and add a period "." then Enter. This copies the bundle to your working directory. You can verify that it's there with

ls -l

sudo sh VM

{tab to complete} and Enter. This runs the installer.

That's it.