[gentoo-user] vmware workstation 5.0 upgrade
Hello, I've purchased vmware workstation 4.5 and gentoo wants to upgrade it to 5.0. If I go ahead with that emerge will I be able to use the upgraded product with my 4.5 license? - Grant -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] vmware workstation 5.0 upgrade
Grant wrote: > Hello, I've purchased vmware workstation 4.5 and gentoo wants to > upgrade it to 5.0. If I go ahead with that emerge will I be able to > use the upgraded product with my 4.5 license? > > - Grant > Don't know, if you can't use your licence with 5.0 mask it doing the following: echo ">=app-emulation/vmware-workstation-5" >> /etc/portage/package.mask -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] vmware workstation 5.0 upgrade
On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 04:04:06 -0700, Grant wrote: > Hello, I've purchased vmware workstation 4.5 and gentoo wants to > upgrade it to 5.0. If I go ahead with that emerge will I be able to > use the upgraded product with my 4.5 license? No, unless you are entitled to a free 4.x to 5.x upgrade, VMWare sometimes do this when you buy the old version just before the new one is released. If not, you'll need to add ">app-emulation/vmware-workstation-5.0" to /etc/portage/package.mask to stop portage trying to upgrade. 5.0 is rather nice, and the upgrade fee from 4.5 is not that great. -- Neil Bothwick A journey of a thousand miles begins with a cash advance from Mom. pgpnFUY4XqACj.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] vmware workstation 5.0 upgrade
> > Hello, I've purchased vmware workstation 4.5 and gentoo wants to > > upgrade it to 5.0. If I go ahead with that emerge will I be able to > > use the upgraded product with my 4.5 license? > > No, unless you are entitled to a free 4.x to 5.x upgrade, VMWare > sometimes do this when you buy the old version just before the new one is > released. > > If not, you'll need to add ">app-emulation/vmware-workstation-5.0" > to /etc/portage/package.mask to stop portage trying to upgrade. > > 5.0 is rather nice, and the upgrade fee from 4.5 is not that great. Ok, masked. Thanks. - Grant -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list