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PostPosted: Thu Sep 01, 2011 1:20 am    Post subject: vmware-converter doesn't work Reply with quote

I'm not sure if this is in the right section but upon emerging this package from the vmware overlay, it says that you need to run something bin to complete install. There is nothing but a link to an executable called zip. What's going on?
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 01, 2011 3:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I suggest you download this file and then place it in /usr/portage/distfiles/ then try the emerge again :)
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 01, 2011 9:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The problem is not emerging it. I know you must manually download the file and place it in your distfiles folder . The problem lies with completing the install as the emerge process instructs.
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 01, 2011 10:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Please copy and paste the message you are seeing as it's impossible to second guess what's occurring
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 02, 2011 8:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

* Generating /etc/vmware-converter/locations file.
* Updating /etc/vmware-converter/locations

* You need to run
* /opt/vmware/converter/bin/
* to complete the install.

* For VMware Add-Ons just visit
* http://www.vmware.com/download/downloadaddons.html

* After configuring, run vmware-converter to launch

* Remember, in order to run VMware Converter, you have to
* be in the 'vmware' group.


>>> Recording app-emulation/vmware-converter in "world" favorites file...
>>> Auto-cleaning packages...

>>> No outdated packages were found on your system.

* GNU info directory index is up-to-date.
Linux1 billydv # /opt/vmware/converter/bin/
bash: /opt/vmware/converter/bin/: Is a directory
Linux1 billydv # vmware-converter
bash: vmware-converter: command not found
Linux1 billydv #


It's not completing correctly. Running /opt/vmware/converter/bin/ does nothing.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 02, 2011 8:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

As the error message explains:

Code:
bash: /opt/vmware/converter/bin/: Is a directory


You need to:

Code:
cd /opt/vmware/converter/bin


There will files in there probably one of them fill have the word install in the title.
Run this file to complete the installation

Refer to official VM-Ware docs if unsure

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/

===EDIT===

Or else under directory:

Code:
cd /opt/vmware/converter/lib/vmware/installer
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