On 10/5/05, Robert Locke <lists@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > I am trying to install VMware 4.5.2, but when I ran (as root) > > > > > > [root@localhost vmware-distrib]# perl vmware-install.pl > > > > > > I get the following error > > > > > > «Before running VMware Workstation for the first time, you need to configure it > > > by invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-config.pl". Do you want this > > > program to invoke the command for you now? [yes] > > > > > > sh: /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl: Permission denied» > > > > I tried the following: > > > > # chmod +x /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl > > [root@localhost vmware-distrib]# perl vmware-install.pl > > A previous installation of VMware software has been detected. > > > > Failure > > > > Execution aborted. > > # > > > > Any advice? > > > > The general advice is to get the vmware-any-any-update##.tar.gz file as > suggested regularly on the VMWare support forums. > > It appears that your software has been installed, just not configured. > Apply the update and re-run vmware-config.pl. > > Since you are running 4.5.2 (instead of the current 5.0), make sure to > read the Fedora Release Notes pertaining to "udev" wiping out the /dev > entries that vmware-config.pl creates (though the latest update may have > fixed this - it is fixed in 5.0). Thanks, Rob and Andy. I am downloading the version 5.5 beta. This is probably a better solution than installing the version 4.5.2. Paul
