Re: What is the location of the "depmod" program on your machine? vmware tools installation error
Le 06/09/2019 à 21:05, Charles Curley a écrit : Fresh install: root@jhegaala:~# ll /sbin/depmod /usr/sbin/depmod lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Feb 9 2019 /sbin/depmod -> /bin/kmod* lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Feb 9 2019 /usr/sbin/depmod -> /bin/kmod* Upgraded: root@hawk:~# ll /sbin/depmod /usr/sbin/depmod ls: cannot access '/usr/sbin/depmod': No such file or directory lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Feb 9 2019 /sbin/depmod -> /bin/kmod* depmod has been in /sbin for ages. What kind of crazy program would expect it to be in /usr/sbin ? Going back to the OP, it appears he has the option to supply the full path to depmod; perhaps he should try that. The OP tried to run the script calling depmod as a standard user. The user $PATH missing /sbin caused the error. Anyway depmod itself would have failed without root privileges.
Re: What is the location of the "depmod" program on your machine? vmware tools installation error
On Fri, 6 Sep 2019 13:47:19 -0500 David Wright wrote: > Bear in mind that depmod itself has been a symlink for quite a while. And still is. However, if the symlink you're expecting isn't there... Fresh install: root@jhegaala:~# ll /sbin/depmod /usr/sbin/depmod lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Feb 9 2019 /sbin/depmod -> /bin/kmod* lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Feb 9 2019 /usr/sbin/depmod -> /bin/kmod* root@jhegaala:~# Upgraded: root@hawk:~# ll /sbin/depmod /usr/sbin/depmod ls: cannot access '/usr/sbin/depmod': No such file or directory lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Feb 9 2019 /sbin/depmod -> /bin/kmod* root@hawk:~# Going back to the OP, it appears he has the option to supply the full path to depmod; perhaps he should try that. -- "When we talk of civilization, we are too apt to limit the meaning of the word to its mere embellishments, such as arts and sciences; but the true distinction between it and barbarism is, that the one presents a state of society under the protection of just and well-administered law, and the other is left to the chance government of brute force." - The Rev. James White, Eighteen Christian Centuries, 1889 Key fingerprint = 38DD CE9F 9725 42DD E29A EB11 7514 6D37 A332 10CB https://charlescurley.com
Re: What is the location of the "depmod" program on your machine? vmware tools installation error
On Fri 06 Sep 2019 at 10:48:43 (-0600), Charles Curley wrote:
> On Fri, 6 Sep 2019 19:23:53 +0530
> Tapas Mishra wrote:
>
> > What is the location of the "depmod" program on your
> > machine? Use of uninitialized value $gOption{"default"} in numeric eq
> > (==) at ./vmware-install.pl line 866, line 1.
>
> The answer is, that depends.
>
> On a Debian 10 (buster) machine that was upgraded from Debian 9
> (stretch), it is at:
>
> root@hawk:~# which depmod
> /sbin/depmod
> root@hawk:~#
>
> On a freshly installed Debian 10, it is at:
>
> root@jhegaala:~# which depmod
> /usr/sbin/depmod
> root@jhegaala:~#
>
>
> According to the package, it should be at:
>
> root@hawk:~# apt-file search depmod | grep depmod$
> kmod: /sbin/depmod
> root@hawk:~#
>
> This is due to something called "merged usr", described at
> https://www.debian.org/releases/buster/amd64/release-notes/ch-whats-new.en.html#merged-usr
> Follow the link there for more explanation.
>
> This has hit the amanda packages, and I filed a bug,
> https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=939411 for that
> package. You might do the same for your package.
Bear in mind that depmod itself has been a symlink for quite a while.
Looking at jessie:
$ cat /etc/debian_version
8.11
$ ls -l /sbin/depmod
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Sep 27 2014 /sbin/depmod -> /bin/kmod
$ ls -l /bin/kmod
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 182036 Sep 27 2014 /bin/kmod
$
Cheers,
David.
Re: What is the location of the "depmod" program on your machine? vmware tools installation error
On Fri, 6 Sep 2019 19:23:53 +0530
Tapas Mishra wrote:
> What is the location of the "depmod" program on your
> machine? Use of uninitialized value $gOption{"default"} in numeric eq
> (==) at ./vmware-install.pl line 866, line 1.
The answer is, that depends.
On a Debian 10 (buster) machine that was upgraded from Debian 9
(stretch), it is at:
root@hawk:~# which depmod
/sbin/depmod
root@hawk:~#
On a freshly installed Debian 10, it is at:
root@jhegaala:~# which depmod
/usr/sbin/depmod
root@jhegaala:~#
According to the package, it should be at:
root@hawk:~# apt-file search depmod | grep depmod$
kmod: /sbin/depmod
root@hawk:~#
This is due to something called "merged usr", described at
https://www.debian.org/releases/buster/amd64/release-notes/ch-whats-new.en.html#merged-usr
Follow the link there for more explanation.
This has hit the amanda packages, and I filed a bug,
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=939411 for that
package. You might do the same for your package.
--
"When we talk of civilization, we are too apt to limit the meaning of
the word to its mere embellishments, such as arts and sciences; but
the true distinction between it and barbarism is, that the one
presents a state of society under the protection of just and
well-administered law, and the other is left to the chance government
of brute force."
- The Rev. James White, Eighteen Christian Centuries, 1889
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Re: What is the location of the "depmod" program on your machine? vmware tools installation error
Dan Ritter > What should I do to proceed from here? >It's in /sbin/depmod, and you will need to be root to do anything useful with it. >sudo ./vmware-install.pl >might work. Yes that did worked. Thanks for pointing that out. Erwan David >It seems to me that vmware on recent linux prefers the open-vm-tools >package. Yes that is correct I had installed open-vm-tools only before trying the vmware tools. But I was not able to copy paste a folder from host OS(Windows 10) to guest OS (Debian). So I I wanted to try Vmware-tools but this thing (drag and drop or copy folder from Windows10 to Debian10 has not worked either in open-vm-tools orVmware-tools install package by vendor) --- Thanks On Fri, Sep 6, 2019 at 7:51 PM MAS Jean-Louis wrote: > > Le 06/09/2019 à 15:53, Tapas Mishra a écrit : > > > I am trying to install Vmware tools in Debian 10 on Vmware workstation. > > The place where I am stuck is following messages. > > Alternative answer > > apt install open-vm-tools > > Regards > > -- > Jean Louis Mas > >
Re: What is the location of the "depmod" program on your machine? vmware tools installation error
Le 06/09/2019 à 15:53, Tapas Mishra a écrit : > I am trying to install Vmware tools in Debian 10 on Vmware workstation. > The place where I am stuck is following messages. Alternative answer apt install open-vm-tools Regards -- Jean Louis Mas smime.p7s Description: Signature cryptographique S/MIME
Re: What is the location of the "depmod" program on your machine? vmware tools installation error
Le 06/09/2019 à 15:53, Tapas Mishra a écrit : > Hi, > I am trying to install Vmware tools in Debian 10 on Vmware workstation. > The place where I am stuck is following messages. > > It seems to me that vmware on recent linux prefers the open-vm-tools package.
Re: What is the location of the "depmod" program on your machine? vmware tools installation error
Tapas Mishra wrote:
> Hi,
> I am trying to install Vmware tools in Debian 10 on Vmware workstation.
> The place where I am stuck is following messages.
>
>
> debian:~/vmware_tools/vmware-tools-distrib$ ls
> bin caf doc etc FILES INSTALL installer lib vgauth vmware-install.pl
> debian@debian:~/vmware_tools/vmware-tools-distrib$ ./vmware-install.pl
> Setup is unable to find the "depmod" program on your machine. Please make sure
> it is installed. Do you want to specify the location of this program by hand?
> [yes] Use of uninitialized value $gOption{"default"} in numeric eq
> (==) at ./vmware-install.pl line 866.
>
>
>
> What is the location of the "depmod" program on your
> machine? Use of uninitialized value $gOption{"default"} in numeric eq
> (==) at ./vmware-install.pl line 866, line 1.
>
> I pressed enter here thinking it might take default value but I was wrong
> here.
>
> The answer "" is invalid. It must be the complete name of a binary file.
>
> Use of uninitialized value $gOption{"default"} in numeric eq (==) at
> ./vmware-install.pl line 2541, line 2.
> What is the location of the "depmod" program on your
> machine? Use of uninitialized value $gOption{"default"} in numeric eq
> (==) at ./vmware-install.pl line 866, line 2.
>
>
> What should I do to proceed from here?
It's in /sbin/depmod, and you will need to be root to do
anything useful with it.
sudo ./vmware-install.pl
might work.
-dsr-
What is the location of the "depmod" program on your machine? vmware tools installation error
Hi,
I am trying to install Vmware tools in Debian 10 on Vmware workstation.
The place where I am stuck is following messages.
debian:~/vmware_tools/vmware-tools-distrib$ ls
bin caf doc etc FILES INSTALL installer lib vgauth vmware-install.pl
debian@debian:~/vmware_tools/vmware-tools-distrib$ ./vmware-install.pl
Setup is unable to find the "depmod" program on your machine. Please make sure
it is installed. Do you want to specify the location of this program by hand?
[yes] Use of uninitialized value $gOption{"default"} in numeric eq
(==) at ./vmware-install.pl line 866.
What is the location of the "depmod" program on your
machine? Use of uninitialized value $gOption{"default"} in numeric eq
(==) at ./vmware-install.pl line 866, line 1.
I pressed enter here thinking it might take default value but I was wrong here.
The answer "" is invalid. It must be the complete name of a binary file.
Use of uninitialized value $gOption{"default"} in numeric eq (==) at
./vmware-install.pl line 2541, line 2.
What is the location of the "depmod" program on your
machine? Use of uninitialized value $gOption{"default"} in numeric eq
(==) at ./vmware-install.pl line 866, line 2.
What should I do to proceed from here?
--
Thanks
