On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 10:05:44AM -0400, Damon L. Chesser wrote: > Alex Samad wrote: > > SNIP >> well for 2.6.22 you couls also just do a m-a a-i vmware-server-kernel >> and a apt-get install vmware-XXX >> >> my problem was with 2.6.24. >> >> I try and do it with apt if possible > > If you make a .deb from alien and use dpkg -i, it is as if you are using > apt. The packagemanager knows it is installed. Apt is not magical. It > is a front end to dpkg. true
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> I can't remember how I hit on this method, however I can tell you I
> don't like installing *.tar.gz unless I am making a .deb. Using Alien
> --with-scripts makes me a .deb. So far in Debian Sid and in Ubuntu 7.10
> this method has worked for VMworkstation and VMserver and you don't have
> to muck with mod assistant.
I will have to have a look at it. I guess before 2.6.24 module assist
wasn't a problem
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