[plug] Kubuntu Koala

[Shanon Loughton]

Try searching/posting on Ubuntu Forums as well, you'll most likely get
it solved and so that the approach and solution is documented for
others.

http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=308

ToWeR


On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 2:31 PM, Richard Meyer <meyerri at westnet.com.au> wrote:
>
> Thanks Scott,
>
> Will give that a try ...
>
> I did install VMWare a while ago, but it wouldn't work because somehow
> the VMWare TCP/IP interfaces couldn't be found ....
>
> Will give it a go now.
>
>
>
> On Thu, 2009-11-05 at 14:04 +0800, Scott Middleton wrote:
>> Hi Richard
>>
>> I've been using vmware server on Ubuntu AMD64 since 8.04.
>> I've upgraded my server along the way to now 9.10. I have upgraded the
>> vmware on three occasions. The last one was the first problem I
>> encountered.
>> I used this webpage:
>> http://blog.mymediasystem.net/uncategorized/vmware-server-2-0-1-installation-howto-for-karmic-koala-x86_64/
>>
>> I've never bothered debianising the installer as  it seems to want to
>> put things in the right place anyway. Whenever I upgrade my Ubuntu I
>> only have to run the vmware-config.pl to recompile the modules for the
>> new kernel. Actually been easy until the latest update.
>>
>>
>>
>> 2009/11/5 Richard Meyer <meyerri at westnet.com.au>:
>> >
>> > Hi there,
>> >
>> > I've just installed Kubuntu Koala and I'm wanting to install VMWare - it
>> > seems to do this I have to install a package called vmware-package which
>> > repacks the VMWare stuff into Debian packages.
>> >
>> > When I try to do this it wants "libstdc++5" which it says it can't
>> > install - a quick search shows "libstdc++6" available but not 5 ....
>> >
>> > Any ideas? I'm really new at the Debianista type distros so any help
>> > appreciated.
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> > --
>> > Richard Meyer
>> > Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom.
>> > It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.
>> > William Pitt, 1783
>> >
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>>
> --
> Richard Meyer
> Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom.
> It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.
> William Pitt, 1783
>
> Linux Counter user #306629
>
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