> hi guys i am using ubuntu 11.04 . i like to install vmware i downloaded > the package and extracted in desktop. when i open the folder it has some > folders and an vmware-install.pl . i think its a perl programming. how > to install it. help me guys. >
Vmware workstation is a paid product, so if you have a license its great but there is also Vmware player which also works as good with trimmed down features. http://www.vmware.com/products/player/overview.html http://downloads.vmware.com/d/info/desktop_end_user_computing/vmware_player/4_0 In the vmware player download section, after login, choose the bundle file available for download under linux. The bundle file, i believe, is like a shell archive so you can install it using "sh <bundle-filename>" on the terminal but you need to login as "root" user before doing so. After installation, run the following command to start vmware services, "service vmware restart" or "service vmplayer restart", I think its the former but i seem to have forgotten which one. To start vmplayer, check the applications menu, a shortcut has probably been created. To run from the terminal/console the command is vmplayer. --- On a different note, you can run vmware-install.pl by launching the terminal and running the command "./vmware-install.pl" or "perl vmware-install.pl". -- 0 _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
