On Tue, 06 Nov 2007 22:08:57 +1300 Kerry Mayes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> NO! don't try apt-get install vmware-server under gutsy! It's not in > the repo yet. > > And the ONLY dependencies are build-essential and xinetd. > > Kerry. > > On 06/11/2007, Steve Holdoway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, 06 Nov 2007 21:43:33 +1300 > > Roger Searle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Perhaps I will follow the path of finding out why Automatix doesn't work > > > and see if I have better luck... > > NO!!! Automatix looked like a really good idea, but it was written by > > microsofties by the look of it. Totally screws up shared libraries and > > dependencies down the line. > > > > install the c++ compiler first, and binutils if necessary, and then try > > again. You also need the kernel source/headers installed if it isn't > > already, although apt-get install vmware-server should do all of this for > > you. > > > > Steve > > OK, I upgraded from feisty, but my sources.list points only to gutsy targets. Maybe it's some thing to do with that, but... steve-desktop:~# apt-cache search vmware mdetect - mouse device autodetection tool 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 vmware-server-kernel-modules-2.6.20-16 - vmware-server modules for Linux (kernel 2.6.20) vmware-server - Free virtual machine server from VMware vmware-server-kernel-modules - vmware-server kernel module dependency package
