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Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:46:40 +1000
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: VMware Workstation 7.1.1 installation failed on gentoo
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Im using the vmware installer on gentoo sucessfully. Seems that 7.1.1
on 2.6.34 is a bit smoother on the install than .35 but it still
works.

Iirc you just need to set init script stuff


>
> You cannot install the package provided by vmware.com.  You have to use t=
he Gentoo ebuild.  With layman, add the "vmware" overlay and install vmware=
-workstation from there.  Before you do that, make sure you cleaned your sy=
stem from everything installed by the official vmware package.
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