Installing VMWare 3.2 Client in Knoppix Question -

[lindleyrl]

I am trying to install VMware client in Knoppix (TAR file) ; however, I am getting a permission denied error. I am doing the install from the CD based. I am trying to learn the installation of my first program. And yes, I am running the install as root.

(root@Knoppix:/mnt/hda1/Temp/VMware_Linux/VMware-workstation-3.2.0-2230/vmware-distrib#) cd /tmp
(root@Knoppix:/tmp#) ./vmware-install.pl
bash: ./vmware-install.pl: Permission denied

I am thinking that because this is CD based that the install is failing because there is no real HD to install to. I just though it would run the install in RAM Disk. According to the doc, the application will install to various location on /USR directories. Isn't the /USR directory mounted for virtual install?

If I try to run the RPM based install this is the error I get -

</VMware-workstation-3.2.0-2230.i386.rpm';echo RESULT=$?
error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - No such file or directory (2)
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm
RESULT=1

Please clarify. Thanks.

[WANDr]

I am trying to install VMware client in Knoppix (TAR file) ; however, I am getting a permission denied error. I am doing the install from the CD based. I am trying to learn the installation of my first program. And yes, I am running the install as root.

(root@Knoppix:/mnt/hda1/Temp/VMware_Linux/VMware-workstation-3.2.0-2230/vmware-distrib#) cd /tmp
(root@Knoppix:/tmp#) ./vmware-install.pl
bash: ./vmware-install.pl: Permission denied

I am thinking that because this is CD based that the install is failing because there is no real HD to install to. I just though it would run the install in RAM Disk. According to the doc, the application will install to various location on /USR directories. Isn't the /USR directory mounted for virtual install?

If I try to run the RPM based install this is the error I get -

</VMware-workstation-3.2.0-2230.i386.rpm';echo RESULT=$?
error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - No such file or directory (2)
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm
RESULT=1

Please clarify. Thanks.

Your assumption seems logical to me. You have no place to put it especially if you are low on RAM. Your windows partitions are write protected by default.