Errors installing on debian

[Ecky]

Anyone have any idea why I'm getting these errors when I try installing from the tar archive on Debian Etch?

./vmware-install.pl: line 8: use: command not found

./vmware-install.pl: line 13: use: command not found

./vmware-install.pl: line 16: my: command not found

./vmware-install.pl: line 18: my: command not found

./vmware-install.pl: line 21: use: command not found

./vmware-install.pl: line 26: sub: command not found

./vmware-install.pl: line 27: syntax error near unexpected token `eq'

./vmware-install.pl: line 27: ` if (vmware_product() eq 'tools-for-solaris') {'

I also tried converting the rpm to a deb package using alien ... but that's a whole other story

Rune

[oreeh]

Do you have Perl installed?

[Ecky]

That was my first thought too mate

Checked in synaptic and perl appears to be installed fine 😐

[Ecky]

Just tried the rpm using kpackage and got this, dunno if this throws any light on it or not

</VMware-workstation-6.0.0-45731.x86_64.rpm';echo RESULT=$?

error: Failed dependencies:

/bin/sh is needed by VMwareWorkstation-6.0.0-45731.i386

RESULT=1

/bin/sh I'm guessing relates to permissions?

Although it's saying .i386 needs them when I'm trying to install x86_64

[KevinG]

What shell are you using?

echo $SHELL

[Ecky]

bash m8

[KevinG]

Are you missing /bin/sh on your system?

[Ecky]

No Kevin m8, it's there alright

[KevinG]

Since you are on Debian, stick with using the tar package of VMware Workstation and don't try using the RPM using alien.

Is this a 64-bit host and do you have the 32-bit perl installed?

What does perl -v report?

[Ecky]

I followed someone's advice on another forum and tried upgrading to Lenny

That failed and killed X

Fixed X and found it's caused allsorts of other problems that I'm not gonna even begin to try fixing

Think I'll go back to opensuse, not as fast as debian but at least I can get everything working in it without wasting hours on end in the process

Thanks for the help anyway

Ecky