Good Day All, I have issues installing VMware Server on CentOS 5, its asking for the location of c header files, i have installed them all but i am still unable to install VMWare Server here is the output What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include] The path "/usr/src/linux/include" is not an existing directory. What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include] Thanks Harry
On Feb 11, 2008 9:43 PM, Harry Sukumar <hsukumar at bond.edu.au> wrote:> Good Day All, > > I have issues installing VMware Server on CentOS 5, its asking for the > location of c header files, i have installed them all but i am still > unable to install VMWare Server > > here is the output > > What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your > running > kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include] > The path "/usr/src/linux/include" is not an existing directory. > > What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your > running > kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include]You probably do not have the kernel-devel package that matches your *running* kernel. Do a: uname -r and see if you have the kernel-devel with the same version. If your kernel is not the standard one, for example the PAE kernel, it will be kernel-PAE-devel and so on. Akemi
On Tue, Feb 12, 2008 at 03:43:38PM +1000, Harry Sukumar wrote:> Good Day All, > > I have issues installing VMware Server on CentOS 5, its asking for the > location of c header files, i have installed them all but i am still > unable to install VMWare Server > > here is the output > > What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your > running > kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include] > The path "/usr/src/linux/include" is not an existing directory. > > What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your > running > kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include] > >I think you need to install the kernel sources
On Feb 12, 2008 4:33 AM, Alfredo Perez <alfredoj69 at rogers.com> wrote:> On Tue, Feb 12, 2008 at 03:43:38PM +1000, Harry Sukumar wrote: > > Good Day All, > > > > I have issues installing VMware Server on CentOS 5, its asking for the > > location of c header files, i have installed them all but i am still > > unable to install VMWare Server > > > > here is the output > > > > What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your > > running > > kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include] > > The path "/usr/src/linux/include" is not an existing directory. > > > > What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your > > running > > kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include] > > > I think you need to install the kernel sourcesYou do not need the full kernel source to install vmware server. Just kernel-headers and kernel-devel (or kernel-(foo-)devel) packages.
Dear All, Thank you all for sharing this information, I had to setup something very immediately and a friend of mine suggested VIRTUALBOX, so I went on installing virtualbox, to be frank its great free software. There was no hassle in Installation and pretty similar interface to VMWare Server. Does the same job as more secure and reliable I guess I will try your suggestion some time this week Once again thanks to every one Cheers Harry -----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Akemi Yagi Sent: Tuesday, 12 February 2008 10:42 PM To: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] VMWare Server Install Problem On Feb 12, 2008 4:33 AM, Alfredo Perez <alfredoj69 at rogers.com> wrote:> On Tue, Feb 12, 2008 at 03:43:38PM +1000, Harry Sukumar wrote: > > Good Day All, > > > > I have issues installing VMware Server on CentOS 5, its asking forthe> > location of c header files, i have installed them all but i am still > > unable to install VMWare Server > > > > here is the output > > > > What is the location of the directory of C header files that matchyour> > running > > kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include] > > The path "/usr/src/linux/include" is not an existing directory. > > > > What is the location of the directory of C header files that matchyour> > running > > kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include] > > > I think you need to install the kernel sourcesYou do not need the full kernel source to install vmware server. Just kernel-headers and kernel-devel (or kernel-(foo-)devel) packages. _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS at centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos