How to install VWware-Workstation-6.5.0.xxx.i386.bundle

hello

Instead download the tar.gz version for ubuntu and then refer this link:

http://blog.zmang.com/installing-vmware-workstation-65-beta-on-ubuntu-hardy-heron-804-faqs/

Regards

Edit:or you can try these commands

chmod +x VMWare-Workstation*.bundle
sudo ./VMWare-Workstation*.bundle

and try to install

Regards

Bhavani

Thanks for your prompt help.
When I downloaded the evaluation copy, a tar.gz version wasn't offered as an option.
The ".bundle" package I've downloaded is sitting on my desktop but when I try your suggestion, this is what I get:

ted@ted-desktop:~$ chmod +x VMWare-Workstation*.bundle
chmod: cannot access `VMWare-Workstation*.bundle': No such file or directory
ted@ted-desktop:~$ sudo ./VMWare-Workstation*.bundle
sudo: ./VMWare-Workstation*.bundle: command not found
ted@ted-desktop:~$

Ted

are you in the right directory when you run the commands? open your terminal and (if the file is sitting on your desktop) type:

cd Desktop

then either:

sudo sh VMWare-Workstation*.bundle

or if that still fails then:

chmod +x VMWare-Workstation*.bundle
sudo sh VMWare-Workstation*.bundle

Good luck

Justin

Thanks for your help. I typed in "cd Desktop" and retried as you suggested. The outcome was as follows:

ted@ted-desktop:~/Desktop$ sudo sh VMWare-Workstation*.bundle
sh: Can't open VMWare-Workstation*.bundle
ted@ted-desktop:~/Desktop$ chmod +x VMWare-Workstation*.bundle
chmod: cannot access `VMWare-Workstation*.bundle': No such file or directory
ted@ted-desktop:~/Desktop$ sudo sh VMWare-Workstation*.bundle
sh: Can't open VMWare-Workstation*.bundle
ted@ted-desktop:~/Desktop$

Regards, Ted

Ted, it looks like the commands aren't working because you aren't in the right directory when you run them. Can you please confirm that the file is on the desktop by posting the output of the following commands:

cd ~/Desktop
ls

and so we can confirm that it is a script file:

head -3 VMWare-Workstation*.bundle

Thanks!

yes justin +1

Justin

This is what I get:

ted@ted-desktop:~$ cd ~/Desktop
ted@ted-desktop:~/Desktop$ ls
Bridge Baron 15.desktop VMware-Workstation-6.5.0-118166.i386.bundle
Bridge Baron 15.lnk
ted@ted-desktop:~/Desktop$

"VMware-Workstation-6.5.0-118166.i386.bundle" is in green text.

Thanks for your continuing help.

Regards, Ted

PS: Bridge Baron 15 is a windows app that I run using Wine

Bhavani & Justin

I think I may have found a possible source of my problem. This is my third attempt at installing VMware Workstation. The first time round it installed OK, I loaded XP and ran some applications all satisfactorily but for inexplicable reasons XP would not recognise my Ethernet connection to the ADSL router. I raised the issue on the VMware support site but as no one could come up with a solution I decided that somehow I must have corrupted the installation and should therefore uninstall it, download a fresh evaluation copy and try again.
The second attempt loaded OK, but this time it wouldn't accept my original copy of XP as one with a valid licence.
Reading the P38 of the Workstation User's Manual I note the following:

"If you plan to install VMware Workstation on a host machine that already contains another VMware
product, you must uninstall that product first."

While I thought I had correctly activated the "uninstall facility" for #2 evaluation copy, I note that usr still has some vm files (and maybe there are many others). Could it be that this is my problem?

If so how do I completely remove earlier versions of Workstation?

Regards, Ted

Regardless of this problem you should still be able to change the permissions on the file, and at least run the script. If this is a problem, it should be a problem at a later stage!

Justin

Here are the permissions on the file:

Owner: ted
Access: Read-only
Group: ted
Access: Read only
Others:
Access: None
Execute: (ticked) Allow executing file as program
SELinux context: unknown

Ted

My problem has now been solved. A person on the VMware support site came up with:

"Try making that
sudo sh ./VMware-Workstationxxxxxx.bundle (where xxxx is the rest of the name)"

and this time it installed correctly!

Many thanks to all those who provided help.

Regards, Ted

Hello, Could you Ted please explain, or the people associated to this post, about how to get VMware going once the command is recognized?

My installation recognizes the following command:
hurin@asfaloth:~/Downloads$ sudo sh ./VMware-Workstation-6.5.1-126130.x86_64.bundle

as it actually launches the installation GUI, it asks me for EULA agreement, asks me for an Eclipse Debugger path, tells me the product is ready to install and then the installation starts, but half the way through it ends saying: "Installation was unsuccessful"

Im on:
Linux asfaloth 2.6.24-22-generic #1 SMP Mon Nov 24 19:35:06 UTC 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Don't know if it could be a matter of libraries or something....

thanks