This package has been removed from Ubuntu. Closing all related bugs.
** Changed in: vmware-player (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => Invalid
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Followed instructions by Jazz above. It works, and I played some virtual
machines. Clearly there something very broken with this package. Please
fix!!!
On another subject, each time I run it, it tells me of a newer version and
requests to go to their website. I will
wait for the new .deb package.
After much cursing, I'm slowly making progress while trying to install
this sucker. Removing everything in the /etc/vmware dir seemed to just
mess things up for Adept. Plus, it didn't work here, so I don't
recommend it.
Here's my recipe so far:
1) Using the Adept Manager, install the vmware-playe
common nobody has the solution to this problem ???
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Package should not install over existing tar installation
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Here's an English version of the installation error, for google:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo apt-get install vmware-player
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
vmware-player is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to
** Changed in: vmware-player (Ubuntu)
Status: Fix Committed => Confirmed
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Package should not install over existing tar installation
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I had this same issue, still do sort of.
I did as said and delted the entire /etc/vmware folder, synaptic still
showed vmware player, so I clicked reinstall and now I can at least
add/remove programs without havingt o show the details terminal and
without having to answer "y" to a series of questi
I spent a few frustrated hours with this issue. What eventually fixed
things for me is ClemensBier comment. I just removed everything under
the /etc/vmware folder and reinstalled vmware-player and things worked
perfectly.
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Package should not install over existing tar installation
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** Summary changed:
- VMwarePlayer deb package doesn't handle installing over VMwarePlayer tar
installation
+ Package should not install over existing tar installation
** Changed in: vmware-player (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => Fix Committed
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Package should not install over existing ta
