That file is the bundle file. Run that file with --help
It appears you have installed it both ways which is causing problems for you at this point.
That file is the bundle file. Run that file with --help
It appears you have installed it both ways which is causing problems for you at this point.
See, it looks for specific componentsā¦
[fenris@fenris-garudasys Downloads]$ chmod +x VMware*.bundle
[fenris@fenris-garudasys Downloads]$ sudo ./VMware*.bundle --help
[sudo] password for fenris:
Extracting VMware Installer...done.
Usage: vmware-installer [options]
VMware Installer
Options:
--version show program's version number and exit
-h, --help show this help message and exit
Manage:
Install or uninstall products
-i FILE, --install-bundle=FILE
Install bundle from FILE
--install-component=FILE
Install a component
--uninstall-component=NAME
Force uninstallation of a component
-u NAME, --uninstall-product=NAME
Uninstall a product
-r, --resolve-system
Force the system to resolve the current state
--register-file=COMPONENT_NAME (config|regular) FILE
Register a file in the database
-x DIR, --extract=DIR
Extract the contents of the bundle into DIR
-p DIR, --prefix=DIR
Set a custom install location
Information:
Look up information on installed products
-l, --list-products
List installed products
-t, --list-components
List the installed components
-L COMPONENT, --list-files=COMPONENT
List files for a given component
-S FILE, --find-file=FILE
List components and files matching the given pattern
Settings:
Set and retrieve settings
-g COMPONENT KEY, --get-setting=COMPONENT KEY
Get setting
-s COMPONENT KEY VALUE, --set-setting=COMPONENT KEY VALUE
Set setting
-d COMPONENT KEY, --delete-setting=COMPONENT KEY
Delete setting
Options:
--deferred-gtk Install the product silently, and configure the
product in first launch
--console Use the console UI
--custom Allow customization of the install, including file
locations. Only apply to console UI.
--regular Displays questions that have no good defaults
(Default)
--required Displays only questions absolutely required
-I, --ignore-errors
Ignore component script errors
--eulas-agreed Agree to the EULA
[fenris@fenris-garudasys Downloads]$
Run it with -l
and post the output here. That should give you the product name. Then you can uninstall the product with -u
This is what I get...
[fenris@fenris-garudasys Downloads]$ sudo ./VMware*.bundle --l
[sudo] password for fenris:
Extracting VMware Installer...done.
Usage: vmware-installer [options]
vmware-installer: error: ambiguous option: --l (--list-components, --list-files, --list-products?)
[fenris@fenris-garudasys Downloads]$ sudo ./VMware*.bundle -l
Extracting VMware Installer...done.
Product Name Product Version
==================== ====================
[fenris@fenris-garudasys Downloads]$
Try this:
sudo ./VMware*.bundle -u vmware-workstation
This is what I get...
[fenris@fenris-garudasys Downloads]$ sudo ./VMware*.bundle -u vmware-workstation
Extracting VMware Installer...done.
vmware-workstation is not an installed product.
Available products are:
[fenris@fenris-garudasys Downloads]$
My best guess here is that you installed vmware-workstation via the AUR. At some point after that you manually installed over it. Then you removed it with pacman leaving you with the mess you have now.
The best thing I can recommend at this point is to try this:
sudo rm -rf /usr/lib/vmware-installer
paru -S vmware-workstation
Well, this is what I get...
vmware-workstation: /usr/lib/cups/filter/thnucups exists in filesystem
vmware-workstation: /usr/lib/libvixAllProducts.so exists in filesystem
vmware-workstation: /usr/lib/modules-load.d/vmware.conf exists in filesystem
vmware-workstation: /usr/lib/systemd/system/vmware-networks-configuration.service exists in filesystem
vmware-workstation: /usr/lib/systemd/system/vmware-networks.path exists in filesystem
vmware-workstation: /usr/lib/systemd/system/vmware-networks.service exists in filesystem
vmware-workstation: /usr/lib/systemd/system/vmware-usbarbitrator.path exists in filesystem
vmware-workstation: /usr/lib/systemd/system/vmware-usbarbitrator.service exists in filesystem
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.
So I don't know
paru -S vmware-workstation --overwrite "*"
Well that got me somewhat in the right direction...that replaced some problems with new ones..
I have attached an image of the terminal to show what that command did, it went through. However now the virtual machines wont run cause they look like they need things that are no longer around.
You need to reboot or manually load the kernel modules after installing.
Great! Everything appears to be working the way itās suppose to. Thank you!
Here is my next question, if Iām not suppose to use this, then why is it installed with the operating system to bug me every time updates are available?
The maintainer (XFCE) and me like the app just for searching.
In i3 I remove pamac for pacseek. You can also use octopi for searching apps, but best is to use only pacman in terminal to keep your system up to date.
Many problems that can occur are solved by garuda-update. KUDOS to @ TNE
If something should go wrong, you have the snapshots to get your system up and running again.
Next time, only one āproblemā per thread
Oh I see, well, thank you very much for clearing that up for me.
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