8.04 and vmware-server from repo's installation problem

[jeamer]

Hi, in attempting to install, I get this message:

Unpacking vmware-server (from .../vmware-server_1.0.4-1gutsy2_amd64.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/vmware-server_1.0.4-1gutsy2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/lib32/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/loaders/svg_loader.so', which is also in package ia32-libs
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/vmware-server_1.0.4-1gutsy2_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

I have removed /usr/lib32/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/loaders/svg_loader.so then completely removed any instance of vmware from my system then tried to reinstall and still get the same message. How can I have problems overwriting something that doesn't exist. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

[colinlr]

Don't know if this will help this is what worked for me on 8.04 server with vm server2
1)Setup server as normal, I chose lamp and ssh server options
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r` xinetd

2. Download vmware server (be sure to obtain a serial number) Place it in a safe directory ( I use ~/src/VMWare) and extract.

mkdir -p ~/src/VMWare #Download VMWare files here


*


VMWare server : http://www.vmware.com/download/server/∞
*


VMWare serial number : http://register.vmware.com/content/registration.html∞
* Extract and install VMWare Server.

cd ~/src/VMWare
tar xzf VMware-server2.xxx.tar.gz

cd ~/src/VMWare/vmware-server-distrib
sudo ./vmware-install.pl


* Select defaults.
* Enter your serial # during the installation.
* Post-install configuration. Last, before running vmware :

cp /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcc_s.so.1
cp /usr/lib/libpng12.so.0 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libpng12.so.0

5.


In addition, for 64 bit users only,

apt-get install ia32-libs
ln -s /usr/lib32 /usr/l32
sed -i -e 's:usr/lib/:usr/l32/:g' /usr/lib32/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/loader-files.d/libgtk2.0-0.loaders
sed -i -e 's:usr/lib/:usr/l32/:g' /usr/lib32/libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1200.9

server is available @ http://ipaddress:8222∞

hope this helps