Quote:All right, one more question. How did you get VMware to run on Suse? It won't work for me, and the workarounds just lose me since I have no idea what I'm doing. I need some form of windows for my major, but I want a linux based system, and VMware works great on my windows partition. Any tips?
Here's basically how I did it.
I downloaded the RPM version of the file from the VMware site. Then, open up a terminal, and type this (presuming the RPM you downloaded is on your desktop):
Code:
su
## then enter your root password as requested
cd /home/[[yourusername]]/Desktop
rpm -ivh ./VMware-server*.i386.rpm
(Make sure you delete any old copies of the VMware install file from your desktop first.)
Once I installed the RPM, you then have to run
vmware-config.pl as root (in your terminal window). This should set up everything for VMware. Have you already gone through this step?
If yes:
If you want to run VMware as a normal user (probably a good idea) then run:
Code:
chown -R [[yourusername]] '/var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines'
as root. Now just make a launcher on your desktop with the command
vmware and you can use that to start the program.
If no:
You need to run
vmware-config.pl as root, so type it and press enter. You need to answer the questions etc. and it should install.
If it says something about kernel headers and fails to install, do this.
You need to run YaST Software Management to install what VMware needs. So type
yast2 sw_single & into your terminal window. Type
kernel-source in the Search box and click Search. Tick the kernel-source package and choose Accept to install it off your SUSE CDs. Then, make sure you have all the latest updates from YaST Online updates (right-click the green SUSE thing in your notification area and choose check for updates. If it doesn't change colour after a while, you are up-to-date.
OK, now try running
vmware-config.pl again and see what the results are.
If that finishes, follow the steps under 'If yes'.
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Hope this isn't too confusing :)If it is, I'll do a more comprehensive guide with screenshots (which I might do anyway).