Installing VMWare Workstation 6.0.4 on openSUSE 11.0
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Notes for openSUSE 11.0 and VMWare
For openSUSE 11.0 you must install VMWare Workstation 6.0.4. Any version before that would require the use of the vmware-any-any 117 patch.
Pre-resiquites for Installing VMWare
The following packages are required for installing VMWare Workstation on openSUSE
binutils gcc gcc-c++ kernel-source make
You can check to see if they are installed by running
rpm -qa kernel* gcc* binutils make
You will want to see the following:
gcc-c++-4.3-38 gcc43-4.3.1_20080507-5 kernel-pae-2.6.25.4-8 gcc-4.3-38 make-3.81-102 binutils-2.18.50.20080409-10 gcc43-c++-4.3.1_20080507-5 kernel-source-2.6.25.4-8
You can install all the required applications by running:
sudo zypper in make binutils kernel-source gcc gcc-c++
Download and Un-Compress
Download the Tarball
Go http://www.vmware.com and download the Tar Installation
Un-compress the package
tar -xvf VMware-workstation-6.0.4-93057.i386.tar.gz
Installing RPM from GUI
Note: This method does not work if the file is located on the Desktop
Browse to the location where the RPM file exists
Double or Single Click the file (what ever activates it, this depends on your Desktop Enviroment Setting)
This will launch the Konqueror YaST Package Installer
Click on "Install Package with YaST"
This will launch the installer and install for you
Invoke the VMWare Config program to configure VMWare sudo /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl Configure the network how you would like, and all the kernel modules will be setup.
Unless you really know what your doing, then there is no need for the Eclipse debugger
Accept the license agreement (hint, pressing q will bring you to the (yes / no) portion of agreement
Keep going through everything including the VMWare VIX API and keep all the defaults and it'll be over before you know it
You can now run vmware by typing vmware at the console
or
By going to the Start Menu -> Applications -> System -> More Programs -> VMware Workstation
Installing RPM from Terminal
Open Terminal / Konsole
Change the directory to the location of the VMWare RPM File
Install the rpm package by running sudo rpm -ivh VMware-workstation-6.0.1-55017.i386.rpmYou will see a Verbose screen (function of the v in rpm -ivh)
Invoke the VMWare Config program to configure VMWare sudo /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl Configure the network how you would like, and all the kernel modules will be setup.
Unless you really know what your doing, then there is no need for the Eclipse debugger
Accept the license agreement (hint, pressing q will bring you to the (yes / no) portion of agreement
Keep going through everything including the VMWare VIX API and keep all the defaults and it'll be over before you know it
You can now run vmware by typing vmware at the console
or
By going to the Start Menu -> Applications -> System -> More Programs -> VMware Workstation
Installing from source Tarball
Open Terminal / Konsole
Change the directory to the vmware-distrib
Install using the vmware-install.pl file (must be run as root)
During the installer just keep all the defaults. When you get to the portion where it asks if you want to invoke vmware-config.pl be sure you say yes
Configure the network how you would like, and all the kernel modules will be setup.
Unless you really know what your doing, then there is no need for the Eclipse debugger
Accept the license agreement (hint, pressing q will bring you to the (yes / no) portion of agreement
Keep going through everything including the VMWare VIX API and keep all the defaults and it'll be over before you know it
You can now run vmware by typing vmware at the console
or
By going to the Start Menu -> Applications -> System -> More Programs -> VMware Workstation
Issues
None known yet that I can see
