On Wed, 2007-10-24 at 17:23 +0100, Michael Wood wrote: > Michael Holloway wrote: > > Hey guys > > > > Has anyone managed to install vmware on a gutsy server yet? I've been > > going around in circles for ages now, i think every package from the > > repo is now installed :) From what i have been able to google, > > apparently libx11 causes this probably when its not install but i have > > done that and still nothing. Any ideas? > > > > > > And all i get is the following: > > > > //******* > > The correct version of one or more libraries needed to run VMware Server > > may be > > missing. This is the output of ldd /usr/bin/vmware: > > linux-gate.so.1 => (0xffffe000) > > libm.so.6 => /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libm.so.6 (0xb7fa6000) > > libdl.so.2 => /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libdl.so.2 (0xb7fa2000) > > libpthread.so.0 => /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0 > > (0xb7f89000) > > libX11.so.6 => /usr/lib/libX11.so.6 (0xb7e98000) > > libXtst.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXtst.so.6 (0xb7e93000) > > libXext.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXext.so.6 (0xb7e85000) > > libXt.so.6 => not found > > libICE.so.6 => not found > > libSM.so.6 => not found > > libXrender.so.1 => not found > > libz.so.1 => /usr/lib/libz.so.1 (0xb7e6f000) > > libc.so.6 => /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6 (0xb7d25000) > > /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0xb7fd1000) > > libXau.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXau.so.6 (0xb7d22000) > > libXdmcp.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXdmcp.so.6 (0xb7d1c000) > > > > This program cannot tell for sure, but you may need to upgrade libc5 to > > glibc > > before you can run VMware Server. > > //******* > > > > and then further on > > > > //******* > > /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vmx: error while loading shared libraries: > > libXt.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory > > The serial number XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX is invalid. > > //******* > > > > > > > I have vmware player installed, in my experience using the package from > vmware[1] has a higher success rate. I used the source package from > vmware's website in my case: VMware-player-2.0.1-55017.x86_64.tar.gz the > ran the vmware-install.pl script > > I think you will need the package build-essential installed before you > run the install script for the script to compile the kernel module. > > > [1] http://www.vmware.com/download/player/player_reg.html (you have to > enter some details annoyingly) > > Regards, > > Michael > Try Virtualbox-ose instead if your having major problems. -- Seek That Thy Might Know
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