VMWare repo

[Ed Greshko]

Dotan Cohen wrote:
> Does anyone know of a repo where one could aquire VMWare player and
> tools for FC6? All the instructions that I've found for installing
> VMWare products involve messing around with the kernel, something that
> I'd rather not do.

Installing VMware products does not involve "messing around with the 
kernel".  It does involve compiling kernel modules that VMware needs to 
communicate with the "Virtual Machine" or as VMware would call it, the guest 
O/S.

Even if there were a repo for it, the process of installing VMware from the 
repo would involve compiling the modules.  So, the end result would be the same.

FWIW, if you want to install VMware products, my advice is to simply follow 
their instructions.  It is probably just me, but I prefer to do the same 
with the Nvidia drivers.  I am fond of running "non standard" things when I 
am more aware of what is going on.


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