[Yum] What package do I need for VMWare?

Stargazer stargazer at blueyonder.co.uk
Sun Jan 14 23:37:05 UTC 2007


David Timms wrote:
> Stargazer wrote:
>> RH Fed 6. When I run the VMWare installer it ends up saying it needs 
>> the source files for the kernel and it can't find them in 
>> /usr/src/linux/include.
>> I tried yum install kernel* and it pulled in quite a bit (including 
>> kernel-devel) but still get the error. What could I again try to 
>> install via yum to get the files it needs please?
> Hi again Carl,
>
> http://www.markwilson.co.uk/blog/2006/08/installing-vmware-server-on-fedora.htm 
>
>
> It works, even though originally written for fc5. For more help ask on 
> the fedora-list at redhat.com
>
> One thing to check beforehand is the commonissues on 
> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Bugs/FC6Common to ensure the matching 
> headers and kernel are installed.
>
> DaveT
Excellent! You are truly a star ;-)
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