How to remove my VMware installation

[DGentry]

I did the following

VMware Server (Run Windows and Windows applications in Ubuntu 7.10)
1.) Register for a VMware Server serial number here.
2.) from terminal “sudo apt-get install build-essential”
3.) download VMware Server for Linux - Binary (.tar.gz) here.
4.) from terminal cd dir to the downloaded file and type “tar zvxf VMware-server-1.0.4-56528.tar.gz”
5.) from terminal “cd vmware-server-distrib/”
6.) from terminal “sudo ./vmware-install.pl”
7.) hit the “enter” key for every question asked, if question doesn’t accept the “Enter” key then select “Yes”.
8.) Run VMware Server by selecting “Applicatoins –> System Tools


All looked like it was going well until the very end it came up with the

What is the location of the directory of C that
match your running kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include]

he proposal (/usr/src/linux/include) was correct, I hit Enter.

and received:

What is the location of the directory of C that
match your running kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include]

Ok, it seemed that VMware was not compatible to the new Kernel. Why didn't you say so in the first place??


Any idea on how or the step by step commands to remove this VMware?

Thanks guys

Doug Gentry

[dcstar]

I did the following

VMware Server (Run Windows and Windows applications in Ubuntu 7.10)
1.) Register for a VMware Server serial number here.
2.) from terminal “sudo apt-get install build-essential”
3.) download VMware Server for Linux - Binary (.tar.gz) here.
4.) from terminal cd dir to the downloaded file and type “tar zvxf VMware-server-1.0.4-56528.tar.gz”
.........

Just install the VMware-server package in the Partner repositories, there is no need whatsoever to stuff around with these other methods.

[fjgaude]

The normal way to uninstall:

sudo ./vmware-server-distrib/bin/vmware-uninstall.pl

or

sudo /usr/bin/vmware-uninstall.pl

Now if you have manually deleted some files this may not work.

BTW, what kernel are you using?

[cement_head]

The normal way to uninstall:

sudo ./vmware-server-distrib/bin/vmware-uninstall.pl

or

sudo /usr/bin/vmware-uninstall.pl

Now if you have manually deleted some files this may not work.

BTW, what kernel are you using?

If I installed by Synaptic, should I manually uninstall, or just do a remove completely?

Thanks,
CH

[fjgaude]

If did a Synaptic then try a complete remove first. If that doesn't work try the other ways.