>>> Reply on 13-11-2006 16:00:21 <<<> Dominique Leuenberger wrote:
> > Hi everybody,
> > 
> > I just posted bugzilla
> > https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=220384
> > ####################################################
> > Just installed Beta 2 in a VMware.
> >
> > In order to compile the Tools, the Kernel Header include files are
> > quired.
> > Installed the package 'linux-kernel-headers', but they are from an
> > older kernel
> > (2.6.18-13, while installed kernel is 2.6.18.2-4)
> >
> > Also in factroy tree, linux-kernel-headers is at 2.6.18-13
> > ####################################################
> >
> > Severity is set to normal at the moment, even though it should be
> much
> > higher (but I assume as reporter I should not change that)
> >
> > OR: Did I  miss something completely different? (that would render
> that
> > bugzilla report invalid?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Dominique
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> I have seen this vmware-tools/kernel header not matching  -problem
> discussed in several groups and forums concerning several distros in
> addition to SUSE. And not just rpm based ones. As for SUSE it has been
> discussed already during the 9.x series.
>
> But I have still not found a solutions for it. I sure would like to see
> a solution how to install the vmwaretools properly :)
>
> Although this is obviously not quite the right place, I'd like to use
> the opportunity to ask for any pointers to this matter.
>
Vahis,
 
please read the Bugzilla Followup. I'm sorry for the noise I did. But it seems it's not the package linux-kernel-headers that is required, but the whole kernel-source.
 
After installing that package, I was able to run vmware-config-tools.pl without any problems.
 
Regards,
Dominique

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