On Sat, 2008-05-17 at 06:45 +0530, Raj Kiran Grandhi wrote: > michael wrote: > > eg: > > The installation of VMware Player 2.0.3 build-80004 for Linux completed > > successfully. You can decide to remove this software from your system at > > any > > time by invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-uninstall.pl". > > > > Before running VMware Player 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] > > > > The following libraries could not be found on your system: > > libX11.so.6 > > libXtst.so.6 > > libXext.so.6 > > libXrender.so.1 > > libz.so.1 > > > > You will need to install these manually before you can run VMware > > Player. > > > > > > but yet: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ locate libX11.so.6 > > /usr/lib/libX11.so.6 > > /usr/lib/libX11.so.6.2.0 > > > > > > So, I'm confused! > > vmplayer is probably expecting the 32-bit libraries. Install ia32-libs > and ia32-libs-gtk and retry the installation of vmplayer. >
Fantastic! Installing ia32-libs did the trick! Now if only I could work out how to make some folders on my amd64 Debian system appear on the WinXP virtual machine (without dragging them)! Thanks! Michael -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]