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    VMWare player 3 + Fedora 12 + SELinux

    Hey all,

    Are there any guides out there regarding installing VMWare player 3 in Fedora 12 without just disabling SELinux? (security features get implemented for a reason) Is it possible?

    I'm trying to install by running

    ./VMware-Player-3.0.0-203739.i386.bundle

    downloaded from the VMWare site after having made it executable, but near the end of the install SELinux troubleshooter throws a whole bunch of errors, and then VMWare indicates that it installed correctly. Which doesn't seem to true since when I try and run vmplayer it flashes open for a moment then closes immediately.

    Shouldn't the SELinux troubleshooter let me accept or reject the proposed actions or something?


    Thanks

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    Try setting SeLinux in Permissive mode (a reboot is required). Then re-install VmWare Player....


    HTH

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    hmmm, thanks for the suggestion.

    Unfortunately.. no go. Maybe it's not SELinux.... =/

    So strange. No errors in the terminal, no other errors on the screen when I try and run vmplayer. It just flashes open then closes =/

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    Do you have the kernel source installed?

    I run VMWare workstatuion and VMWare player comes along with it. Whenever the Kernel changes, I need to start VMware as root so that the kernel can be re-compiled and then everything works.

    I have upgraded all my machines to F12 except the one that runs VMware Workstation.

    Try this link to see if it helps

    http://communities.vmware.com/thread...BD219?tstart=0

    Ed

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    Yeah, they are installed.

    I also tried running

    Code:
    vmware-modconfig --console --install-all
    after searching around the web a bit and that didn't help either :/

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    follow this link to be able to use VMPlayer-3.0 under Fedora 12 as Host.

    First, lets disable / set to permissive selinux then reboot
    Code:
    yum install gcc kernel-devel
    or
    Code:
    yum install gcc kernel-PAE-devel
    (depend of your kernel, check with "uname -r")

    Now you are able to install Player v3 and at the end of the setup, the script will compile modules.
    to check again if it's ok, you can re-compile module using "vmware-modconfig --console --install-all" from console
    then, remove access to mozilla-root-certs.crt
    Code:
    mv /usr/lib/vmware/resources/mozilla-root-certs.crt /usr/lib/vmware/resources/mozilla-root-certs.crt.old
    Now, VMPlayer do not crash just after starting.
    Without this certificate, you will not able to use "Install VMWare Guest tools",
    so, the only workaround we have now is to install Guest tools from another HOST
    like F11, CentOS, and then come back to F12!

    Edit:

    It seem that "certificate" crash is due to "curl" package which don't support ssl or c-ares
    Follow this link to update your curl package, then you can restore "mozilla-root-certs.crt" and
    use "Install VMWare Guest tools" menu entry
    Last edited by waby38; 3rd December 2009 at 10:40 PM.

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    Smile

    Awesome, looks like

    Code:
    mv /usr/lib/vmware/resources/mozilla-root-certs.crt /usr/lib/vmware/resources/mozilla-root-certs.crt.old
    (since I had already completed the other steps)

    did the trick. I will have to figure out guest tools when I get a guess installed.


    Thanks a bunch!

    ps. if there is a way to indicate that the thread has been solved on fedoraforum, please let me know.

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    Thumbs up

    Thanks a lot bonfire89 !! that works for me too on FC12 x86_64 !

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    Cool! Worked for me on FC12 x86_64 !

    Thanks bonfire89!

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    haha, just to give credit where it is deserved. waby38 had posted the line I used just above.

    But I'm glad things got sorted out. hehe

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    Disable libcurl.so.4 in vmware

    If the vmplayer start then shuts down immediately this is related to lack of c-ares support in curl (libcurl)

    See:

    http://communities.vmware.com/thread...0&amp;tstart=0

    Workaround:

    disable libcurl.so.4 in VMWare, e.g.

    mv /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libcurl.so.4 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libcurl.so.4.DISABLE

    P.S. Leave the certs untouched, you can install the vmware tools.
    Last edited by rurikc; 5th January 2010 at 01:30 AM. Reason: added p.s.

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    Talking Re: VMWare player 3 + Fedora 12 + SELinux

    Quote Originally Posted by waby38
    Now you are able to install Player v3 and at the end of the setup, the script will compile modules.
    to check again if it's ok, you can re-compile module using "vmware-modconfig --console --install-all" from console...
    How do I install kernel headers? When I try running the command:

    Code:
    vmware-modconfig --console --install-all
    I get an error message reading:

    Code:
    [root@localhost Desktop]# vmware-modconfig --console --install-all
    gcc and kernel headers must be installed
    [root@localhost Desktop]#
    .

    Your help would be greatly appreciated! :-)

    ---------- Post added at 04:08 PM CST ---------- Previous post was at 03:58 PM CST ----------

    Never mind my question. I solved it. Now I just gotta figure out how to run it without it crashing.

    ---------- Post added at 04:35 PM CST ---------- Previous post was at 04:08 PM CST ----------

    ShoutOut to all of the contributors to the resolution of this issue. Big thanks!

    theAdmiral
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    Dual-boot
    System: HP Pavilion dv6500 Notebook PC Rev. 1
    Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T7500 @2.2GHz
    Number of CPUs: 2 (32-bit)
    System Memory: 3072MB
    Fedora 16 KDE Verne
    Windoze 7, SP1

    System: Sony Vaio
    Intel (R) Pentium (R) 4 CPU 2.8 GHz
    System Memory: 992 MB RAM
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    Re: VMWare player 3 + Fedora 12 [SOLVED]

    Little contribution from me.
    I was receiving the "gcc and kernel headers must be installed" line as well, but for me this was due to updating the system, and then not rebooting.The headres for the "running kernel" are not found.
    Code:
    [root@vaio packages]# ls /usr/src/kernels/
    2.6.32.10-90.fc12.x86_64
    [root@vaio packages]# uname -r
    2.6.32.9-70.fc12.x86_64
    @bonfire89: You should be able to edit your original post to make it say solved. I didn't know how it was done once upon a time as well.
    @theAdmiral: How did You solve the issue in your last post here? A little more info than "Solved it" might benefit others. : - )
    Last edited by hardly; 2nd April 2010 at 08:56 PM.

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    Re: VMWare player 3 + Fedora 12 + SELinux

    I installed gcc and kernel headers.
    ---------------------------------------------------------
    Dual-boot
    System: HP Pavilion dv6500 Notebook PC Rev. 1
    Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T7500 @2.2GHz
    Number of CPUs: 2 (32-bit)
    System Memory: 3072MB
    Fedora 16 KDE Verne
    Windoze 7, SP1

    System: Sony Vaio
    Intel (R) Pentium (R) 4 CPU 2.8 GHz
    System Memory: 992 MB RAM
    Fedora 16

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    Re: Disable libcurl.so.4 in vmware

    Quote Originally Posted by rurikc
    If the vmplayer start then shuts down immediately
    Workaround:

    disable libcurl.so.4 in VMWare, e.g.

    mv /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libcurl.so.4 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libcurl.so.4.DISABLE

    Worked like a charm Thank you friend

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