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fk

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From: Germany

Registered: 2006-04-29

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Vmware install location of kernel headers

Hi, i try to install Vmware, but this Question is my problem

What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running
kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include]

Which is the right Directory?

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Ryujin

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From: Centerville, Utah

Registered: 2005-05-12

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Re: Vmware install location of kernel headers

it looks like you are installing using the vmware files from vmware.com, try using the vmware package in AUR, it works very well!
http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?d … s=0&SeB=nd

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fk

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Re: Vmware install location of kernel headers

And how  must I install these pkg?

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Ryujin

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Re: Vmware install location of kernel headers

packages in AUR are great, and easy to install, here is the wiki on it:
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/New … guidelines
and for the sake of simplicity here is a basic walkthrough:

make sure the listed dependencies are met
download the tarball
extract the tarball (tar xvf nameofpackage)
cd into the new vmware folder
run makepkg (this mill make a archlinux package)
than run
pacman -A name-of-package
then run the vmware-config.pl of course

this needs to be done as root of fakeroot

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fk

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Re: Vmware install location of kernel headers

Thanks it works fine

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Ryujin

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Re: Vmware install location of kernel headers

wonderful!  I hope you enjoy the AUR it open whole new worlds to Archlinux

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Koven

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Registered: 2006-06-13

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Re: Vmware install location of kernel headers

I've followed instructions about installing vmware in arch with aur info but I've an error while installation...

[root@koven vmware-workstation]# vmware-config.pl
Unable to open the installer database /etc/vmware/locations in append-mode.

Execution aborted.

And this from vmware-config.pl

[root@koven vmware-workstation]# vmware-config.pl
Unable to find the answer LIBDIR in the installer database
(/etc/vmware/locations).  You may want to re-install VMware Server.

Execution aborted.

After a succesful makepkg installation with fakeroot...Any idea is really good...

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Mr Green

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From: U.K.

Registered: 2003-12-21

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Re: Vmware install location of kernel headers

do a gg for vmware-any-any-update101 may help get you through config

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Koven

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Re: Vmware install location of kernel headers

Excuse me but what is a gg?

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Mr Green

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Re: Vmware install location of kernel headers

I am sorry Goggle  :oops: ...

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