How to: install VMWare Workstation 7 on Fedora 11

Jutoms · #1 5th November 2009, 11:59 PM

First download the VMware Workstation 7 for your architecture here:

https://www.vmware.com/tryvmware/p/d...rkstation&lp=1

I downloaded:
VMware-Workstation-Full-7.0.0-203739.i386.bundle
md5sum: a4286d08c2b302f1d3a164dcdc36c884

This is what I've done:

Code:

# sh ./VMware-Workstation-Full-7.0.0-203739.i386.bundle

Install Wizard will appear and click next with default option unless you know what to choose.

When finished, start VMware, if it requires kernel-headers, you should try this:

Code:

[root@fedora ~]# uname -r
2.6.30.9-90.fc11.i586
[root@fedora ~]# yum install kernel-devel

Code:

===========================================
 Package         Arch     Version           
===========================================
Installing:
 kernel-devel    i586     2.6.29.4-167.fc11

If the "version" of kernel-devel is equal to your kernel version, just "y" to install it.

But my kernel is 2.6.30.9-90.fc11.i586, I've found them on testing (maybe unstable) area:
http://mirror-fpt-telecom.fpt.net/fe...sting/11/i386/
You can find them out at the fastest repo for you in updates/ testing (or test)/11/<your architecture>

I downloaded 2 file and install them manually using rpm:

Code:

# rpm -Uvh kernel-headers-2.6.30.9-90.fc11.i586.rpm
# rpm -Uvh kernel-devel-2.6.30.9-90.fc11.i586.rpm

Now, I'll show you some snapshorts of VMware with Backtrack 4 Pre Final

zeusys · #2 2nd June 2010, 08:10 PM

I'm using Fedora 12.I installed appropriate kernel-headers and kernel-devel packages,but still I can't install VMWare WS 7 on Fedora 12.Any ideas to solve this problem?

tridc · #3 5th June 2010, 06:53 PM

This is my install case, remember you must install kernel-devel version same as kernel you are using.

Code:

$ uname -a
Linux latix 2.6.31.5-127.fc12.i686 #1 SMP Fri Apr 30 20:34:53 UTC 2010 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
$ sudo yum install kernel-devel-2.6.31.5-127.fc12
$ sudo ./vmware-workstation-full-7.0.1-227600.i386.bundle

That's all. Hope it will help.

zeusys · #4 6th June 2010, 11:44 AM

I did ,but still the installer couldn't compile proper module and start vmware services

tridc · #5 6th June 2010, 02:41 PM

Code:

$ uname -a
Linux latix 2.6.31.5-127.fc12.i686 #1 SMP Fri Apr 30 20:34:53 UTC 2010 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

In /usr/src/kernels/, must have 2.6.31.5-127.fc12.i686 directory after installing kernel-devel.
That's all I know.

tquang · #6 12th July 2010, 03:21 AM

And now, with new version release from VMware.

Vesion 7.1 can install easy for F11 and F13

means · #7 9th August 2010, 05:09 PM

Tôi đang gặp rắc rối với vmware workstation 7.1 trên fedora 13, tôi đã cài đặt vmware thành công, nhưng khi chạy nó báo lỗi không tìm thấy file kernel-headers 2.6.33.6.147.2.4.fc13.i686.PAE, mặc dù file đó đã được cài rồi, tôi cũng đã tìm kiếm trong máy của mình nhưng không thấy file đó nằm ở đâu cả.

Có ai biết cách giải quyết vấn đề này thì xin giúp tôi nhé, thanks.

bonedome · #8 9th August 2010, 06:01 PM

Hello
your image shows the command line saying kernel headers are installed but the vmware window says the PAE kernel headers not found

Code:

uname -r

will tell you what kernel you have installed, I suspect you just need to install the PAE version

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