First time installation of VMware using the RPM distribution

1. Download the RPM package to your local machine.

2. Become root:

   su

3. Change directory to where the VMware for Linux RPM package resides.

4. To install the RPM package from a Linux terminal window or console, type:

   rpm -i VMware-<version>-<build>.i386.rpm

   Note: It is possible to install the RPM package using other RPM installers. For example, if you are running Red Hat Linux 6.0 with GNOME you can right-click on the RPM package from the File Manager and select Upgrade to install the new software. You can use the RPM installer of your choice; however, you must be sure that you are root.

5. Run the configuration program:

   /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl

   to configure the VMware software for use. Follow the on-screen instructions to finish the VMware for Linux software installation process. Follow the on-screen instructions regarding how to start VMware for Linux.

6. Exit from the root shell:

   exit

7. Installing your license and the following installation and configuration steps are the same as those in the Quick Start Wizard for the tar distribution.

This completes the installation.

Tar distribution installed, upgrading to RPM distribution

1. Download the RPM package to your local machine.

2. Become root:

   su

3. Change directory to where the VMware for Linux RPM package resides.

4. To install the RPM package from a Linux terminal window or console, type:

   rpm -Uhv VMware-<version>-<build>.i386.rpm

   Note: It is possible to install the RPM package using other RPM installers. For example, if you are running Red Hat Linux 6.0 with GNOME you can right-click on the RPM package from the File Manager and select Upgrade to install the new software. You can use the RPM installer of your choice; however, you must be sure that you are root.

5. Run the configuration program:

   /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl

   to configure the VMware software for use. Follow the on-screen instructions to finish the VMware for Linux software installation process. Follow the on-screen instructions regarding how to start VMware for Linux.

6. Exit from the root shell:

   exit

This completes the installation.

Note: Users upgrading from VMware for Linux (build 305 or earlier) to VMware for Linux (build 309 or higher) should be aware of this change.

SuSE-provided RPM installed, upgrading to new RPM distribution

1. Download the RPM package to your local machine.

2. Become root:

   su

3. Remove the existing VMware for Linux RPM package that was provided on the SuSE Linux 6.2 CD. To do this type the following:

   rpm -e vmware
   rpm -e vmmodule

4. Change directory to where the VMware for Linux RPM package resides.

5. To install the RPM package from a Linux terminal window or console, type:

   rpm -Uhv VMware-<version>-<build>.i386.rpm

   Note: It is possible to install the RPM package using other RPM installers. For example, if you are running Red Hat Linux 6.0 with GNOME you can right-click on the RPM package from the File Manager and select Install... to install the new software. You can use the RPM installer of your choice; however, you must be sure that you are root.

6. Run the configuration program:

   /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl

   to configure the VMware software for use. Follow the on-screen instructions to finish the VMware for Linux software installation process. Follow the on-screen instructions regarding how to start VMware for Linux.

7. Exit from the root shell:

   exit

This completes the installation.

Note: Users upgrading from VMware for Linux (build 305 or earlier) to VMware for Linux (build 309 or higher) should be aware of this change.

Uninstalling VMware for Linux using RPM

If you decide to uninstall the RPM package in the future, follow these steps.

1. Become root.
   su

2. Use this command to uninstall VMware. rpm -e VMware