On Fri, 2010-06-25 at 23:39 -0500, Robert G. (Doc) Savage wrote: > On Sat, 2010-06-26 at 12:23 +0800, Brett wrote: > > Hi, > > I am trying to get vmware player running on Fedora 13, and during the setup > > vmware player is unable to locate the kernel headers (PAE). I have used the > > "search for files" function to find the location of the kernel headers > > (including "show hiddden & backup files") yet the are nowhere to be found. > > Yet Gnome Package Mngr says they are installed. Could someone tell me the > > location so I can tell the vmware player wizard? Please no redirection to > > shell scripts that do not work, just the location :-) > > I know Fedora is designed with security in mind, but does not > > secure/hidden/obscured to the point of unusable defeat the purpose? > Brett, > > Take a deep breath. Then, as root, run this one-liner: > > # yum install kernel-headers > > Most of us who have been down the VMware road have encountered potholes > like this. Some day you'll look back and laugh.
Brett, I should have followed up by saying, when you're sure the kernel-headers package is installed, all you need to do is: $ rpm -qil kernel-headers This will list all of the component files and their locations. --Doc -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
