[SOLVED] parallels wont install

[thingy87654321]

i am trying to install parallels but i get a error message when i run the ./install-sh command like it says in the instructions here is the error with the rest there

chris@chris-laptop:~$ cd /home/chris/parallels-2.2.2222-lin
chris@chris-laptop:~/parallels-2.2.2222-lin$ ./install.sh
Error: you must be root to run this script
chris@chris-laptop:~/parallels-2.2.2222-lin$ su ./install.sh
Unknown id: ./install.sh
chris@chris-laptop:~/parallels-2.2.2222-lin$



if you are wondering why the instructions say to extract using the command and the command is not in the message above, that is because i rather extract using a graphical interface instead of the terminal

here is the instructions i am using

Locate file Parallels-2.2.xxxx-lin.tgz and extract it into any existing
directory:
tar -xzpf Parallels-2.2.xxxx-lin.tgz -C <directory name>
Go to the directory where you unpacked the .tgz file and issue the next command:
cd parallels-2.2.xxxx-lin
Run the following command
./install.sh
6 After the installation completes, run the post-installation script. Issue the following
command:


./install-sh does not work, any ideas on how to get it to work?

[redneckProgrammer]

Instead of su ./install.sh

try sudo ./install.sh

I believe the su command is to switch user, while the sudo command is used to execute a command as root. If you want a little more info about these commands, try typing "man su" or "man sudo" in a terminal.

[bradthewanderer]

Why not try something free such as Virtualbox?

[thingy87654321]

i dont want virtual box, i already bought the keycode for parallels

[thingy87654321]

after i install parallels i checked in synaptic because i was going to try uninstalling parallels and reinstalling it and when i clicked on the check box on the list it said "update" i clicked update and applyed changes and it worked, thanks for the help.
aka "sudo ./install-sh" worked, thanks again