* [gentoo-user] vmware workstation 5.0 upgrade
@ 2005-08-12 11:04 Grant
2005-08-12 11:17 ` Bastian Balthazar Bux
2005-08-12 11:25 ` Neil Bothwick
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From: Grant @ 2005-08-12 11:04 UTC (permalink / raw
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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
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* Re: [gentoo-user] vmware workstation 5.0 upgrade
2005-08-12 11:04 [gentoo-user] vmware workstation 5.0 upgrade Grant
@ 2005-08-12 11:17 ` Bastian Balthazar Bux
2005-08-12 11:25 ` Neil Bothwick
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From: Bastian Balthazar Bux @ 2005-08-12 11:17 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
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
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* Re: [gentoo-user] vmware workstation 5.0 upgrade
2005-08-12 11:04 [gentoo-user] vmware workstation 5.0 upgrade Grant
2005-08-12 11:17 ` Bastian Balthazar Bux
@ 2005-08-12 11:25 ` Neil Bothwick
2005-08-12 12:41 ` Grant
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From: Neil Bothwick @ 2005-08-12 11:25 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
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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.
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Neil Bothwick
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a cash advance from Mom.
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* Re: [gentoo-user] vmware workstation 5.0 upgrade
2005-08-12 11:25 ` Neil Bothwick
@ 2005-08-12 12:41 ` Grant
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From: Grant @ 2005-08-12 12:41 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
> > 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
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