I can mount the CDrom to install vmware tools - I su to root
run tar xzf
No such file or directory
tar: vmware-tools-distrib: Cannot mkdir: Read-only file system
tar: vmware-tools-distrib/lib/plugins32/vmsvc/libdeployPkgPlugin.so: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar: vmware-tools-distrib: Cannot mkdir: Read-only file system
tar: vmware-tools-distrib/lib/plugins32/vmsvc/libtimeSync.so: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar: vmware-tools-distrib: Cannot mkdir: Read-only file system
tar: vmware-tools-distrib/lib/plugins32/vmsvc/libautoUpgrade.so: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar: vmware-tools-distrib: Cann
/dev/sr0 /run/media/auser/VMware\040Tools iso9660 ro,nosuid,nodev,relatime,uid=1500,gid=1500,iocharset=utf8,mode=0400,dmode=0500 0 0
Any suggestions or help would be appreciated.
Extract them into /tmp.
cd /tmp; tar xfz /run/media/auser/VMware\040Tools/...
Extract them into /tmp.
cd /tmp; tar xfz /run/media/auser/VMware\040Tools/...
thanks - was it because the directory I was in was for the CDrom and it is RO? That seams so obvious now - Thanks again
Yes, you were in a directory on the RO CDROM. The instructions for the installation could be improved.