VMWare Player won't install.
by maschelsea from LinuxQuestions.org on (#4VZZD)
Before I start, just let me say that I am aware that this is not a Slackware problem. It's probably a VMWare problem, but as I don't know exactly how to get in touch with them, I'll ask here.
I am trying to follow a course on ethical hacking on YouTube. The guy giving the course recommends VMWare for use in the course. I sat down at my computer and went to the site he told me to go to to download VMWare. I clicked the link that said Download for Linux. I got the file. It was a .bundle file. Never having worked with one of these before, I immediately Googled it. The site I found said to issue a 'sudo sh <filename>'. So I did that. However, VMWare failed to install:
Code:michael@caitlyn work $ sudo sh VMware-Player-15.5.1-15018445.x86_64.bundle
Extracting VMware Installer...done.
Installing VMware Installer 3.0.0
Copying files...
Configuring...
Installing VMware Player Setup 15.5.1
Copying files...
Configuring...
Installing VMware USB Arbitrator 18.7.0
Copying files...
Configuring...
Rolling back VMware USB Arbitrator 18.7.0
Removing files...
Deconfiguring...
Uninstalling VMware Player Setup 15.5.1
Removing files...
Deconfiguring...
Uninstalling VMware Installer 3.0.0
Removing files...
Deconfiguring...
Installation was unsuccessful.Knowing what amazingly little I do about Linux despite all my years using it, I immediately looked in /var/log. I found there a vmware-installer file.
Code:michael@caitlyn work $ sudo cat /var/log/vmware-installer
[2019-12-02 15:37:53,014]
[2019-12-02 15:37:53,015]
[2019-12-02 15:37:53,015] Installer running.
[2019-12-02 15:37:53,015] Command Line Arguments:
[2019-12-02 15:37:53,015] ['/tmp/vmis.tY4oPJ/install/vmware-installer/vmware-installer.py', '--set-setting', 'vmware-installer', 'libconf', '', '--install-component', '/tmp/vmis.tY4oPJ/install/vmware-installer', '--install-bundle', '/home/work/VMware-Player-15.5.1-15018445.x86_64.bundle', '']
[2019-12-02 15:37:53,016] Could not set up curses... Falling back on null term type.
[2019-12-02 15:37:53,042] System installer version is: 3.0.0.15018445
[2019-12-02 15:37:53,042] Running installer version is: 3.0.0.15018445
[2019-12-02 15:37:53,042] Opening database file /etc/vmware-installer/database
[2019-12-02 15:37:53,145] Could not locate installer App Control.
[2019-12-02 15:37:53,597] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/update.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:53,633] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/systemType.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:53,667] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/versions.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:53,700] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/__init__.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:53,751] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/initscript.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:53,826] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/initscript.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:53,860] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/__init__.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:53,876] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/systemType.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:53,910] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/versions.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:53,944] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/update.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:53,995] Kernel release string 4.4.202
[2019-12-02 15:37:53,996] Found Linux kernel version (4, 4, 202)
[2019-12-02 15:37:54,000] Glibc brand string ldd (GNU libc) 2.23
[2019-12-02 15:37:54,002] Found glibc version (2, 23)
[2019-12-02 15:37:54,182] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/update.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:54,212] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/versions.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:54,246] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/__init__.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:54,263] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/systemType.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:54,288] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/initscript.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:54,558] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/initscript.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:54,591] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/__init__.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:54,608] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/versions.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:54,642] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/systemType.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:54,676] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/update.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:54,717] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/vmware-player.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:54,751] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/initscript.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:54,805] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/__init__.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:54,843] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/versions.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:54,877] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/systemType.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:54,910] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/update.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:55,029] b'Not running in a virtual machine.\n'
[2019-12-02 15:37:55,029] b''
[2019-12-02 15:37:55,032] Running on a real machine!
[2019-12-02 15:37:55,043] Cannot use vmware-app-control to shut down open VMs, defaulting to fallback message.
[2019-12-02 15:37:55,045] Ignored execution error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/rc.d/init.d/vmware': '/etc/rc.d/init.d/vmware' when running command: [path('/etc/rc.d/init.d/vmware'), 'stoppable']
[2019-12-02 15:37:55,091] b''
[2019-12-02 15:37:55,091] b''
[2019-12-02 15:37:55,347] This system has KVM enabled. You cannot run VMs with KVM enabled.
[2019-12-02 15:38:28,284] Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/tmp/vmis.tY4oPJ/install/vmware-installer/vmis/db.py", line 31, in decorator
return func(*args, **kwargs)
File "/tmp/vmis.tY4oPJ/install/vmware-installer/vmis/db.py", line 478, in Add
cur = self._db.execute(statement, (path, mtime, fileType, component))
File "/tmp/vmis.tY4oPJ/install/vmware-installer/vmis/db.py", line 233, in execute
return self._db.execute(query, args)
sqlite3.IntegrityError: UNIQUE constraint failed: files.path
During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/tmp/vmis.tY4oPJ/install/vmware-installer/vmis/core/remoteinstaller.py", line 301, in MessageIn
ret = method(*args, **kwargs)
File "/tmp/vmis.tY4oPJ/install/vmware-installer/vmis/core/installer.py", line 362, in RegisterFile
return self.proxyObject.RegisterFile(filename, mtime=mtime, fileType=fileType)
File "/tmp/vmis.tY4oPJ/install/vmware-installer/vmis/core/localinstallerops.py", line 375, in RegisterFile
db.files.Add(regfile, mtime, ftype, self._component.uid)
File "/tmp/vmis.tY4oPJ/install/vmware-installer/vmis/db.py", line 33, in decorator
raise IntegrityError(str(e))
vmis.core.errors.IntegrityError: UNIQUE constraint failed: files.path
[2019-12-02 15:38:28,285] [vmware-usbarbitrator 18.7.0] Installation failed, rolling back installation.
[2019-12-02 15:38:28,331] b'\x1b[71Gfailed\n'
[2019-12-02 15:38:28,331] b''
[2019-12-02 15:38:28,333] Unable to stop USB Arbitrator service.
[2019-12-02 15:38:28,335] Uninstalled Service: vmware-USBArbitrator
[2019-12-02 15:38:28,478] Top level exception handler
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/tmp/vmis.tY4oPJ/install/vmware-installer/vmis/core/transaction.py", line 398, in RunThreadedTransaction
txn.Run()
File "/tmp/vmis.tY4oPJ/install/vmware-installer/vmis/core/transaction.py", line 78, in Run
self.get()()
File "/tmp/vmis.tY4oPJ/install/vmware-installer/vmis/core/common.py", line 141, in Show
wrap(i.PostInstall, txn.opts['ignoreErrors'])
File "/tmp/vmis.tY4oPJ/install/vmware-installer/vmis/util/__init__.py", line 26, in wrap
func(*args, **kwargs)
File "/tmp/vmis.tY4oPJ/install/vmware-installer/vmis/core/install.py", line 320, in PostInstall
self._installer.PostInstall(**self.args)
File "/tmp/vmis.tY4oPJ/install/vmware-installer/vmis/core/remoteinstaller.py", line 161, in PostInstall
return self.MessageOut(self.whoami(), old, new, upgrade)
File "/tmp/vmis.tY4oPJ/install/vmware-installer/vmis/core/remoteinstaller.py", line 424, in MessageOut
raise execType(excepValue)
vmis.core.errors.IntegrityError: VMIS:UNIQUE constraint failed: files.path
[2019-12-02 15:38:28,500] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/vmware-player.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:38:28,536] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/initscript.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:38:28,561] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/__init__.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:38:28,578] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/versions.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:38:28,603] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/systemType.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:38:28,628] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/update.py already exists, overwriting.So I guess my question is this. Of all that stuff up there, the one thing I readily understood is KVM is installed. How do I uninstall this? I'm sorry, I do not speak Python yet.
I am trying to follow a course on ethical hacking on YouTube. The guy giving the course recommends VMWare for use in the course. I sat down at my computer and went to the site he told me to go to to download VMWare. I clicked the link that said Download for Linux. I got the file. It was a .bundle file. Never having worked with one of these before, I immediately Googled it. The site I found said to issue a 'sudo sh <filename>'. So I did that. However, VMWare failed to install:
Code:michael@caitlyn work $ sudo sh VMware-Player-15.5.1-15018445.x86_64.bundle
Extracting VMware Installer...done.
Installing VMware Installer 3.0.0
Copying files...
Configuring...
Installing VMware Player Setup 15.5.1
Copying files...
Configuring...
Installing VMware USB Arbitrator 18.7.0
Copying files...
Configuring...
Rolling back VMware USB Arbitrator 18.7.0
Removing files...
Deconfiguring...
Uninstalling VMware Player Setup 15.5.1
Removing files...
Deconfiguring...
Uninstalling VMware Installer 3.0.0
Removing files...
Deconfiguring...
Installation was unsuccessful.Knowing what amazingly little I do about Linux despite all my years using it, I immediately looked in /var/log. I found there a vmware-installer file.
Code:michael@caitlyn work $ sudo cat /var/log/vmware-installer
[2019-12-02 15:37:53,014]
[2019-12-02 15:37:53,015]
[2019-12-02 15:37:53,015] Installer running.
[2019-12-02 15:37:53,015] Command Line Arguments:
[2019-12-02 15:37:53,015] ['/tmp/vmis.tY4oPJ/install/vmware-installer/vmware-installer.py', '--set-setting', 'vmware-installer', 'libconf', '', '--install-component', '/tmp/vmis.tY4oPJ/install/vmware-installer', '--install-bundle', '/home/work/VMware-Player-15.5.1-15018445.x86_64.bundle', '']
[2019-12-02 15:37:53,016] Could not set up curses... Falling back on null term type.
[2019-12-02 15:37:53,042] System installer version is: 3.0.0.15018445
[2019-12-02 15:37:53,042] Running installer version is: 3.0.0.15018445
[2019-12-02 15:37:53,042] Opening database file /etc/vmware-installer/database
[2019-12-02 15:37:53,145] Could not locate installer App Control.
[2019-12-02 15:37:53,597] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/update.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:53,633] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/systemType.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:53,667] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/versions.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:53,700] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/__init__.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:53,751] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/initscript.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:53,826] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/initscript.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:53,860] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/__init__.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:53,876] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/systemType.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:53,910] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/versions.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:53,944] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/update.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:53,995] Kernel release string 4.4.202
[2019-12-02 15:37:53,996] Found Linux kernel version (4, 4, 202)
[2019-12-02 15:37:54,000] Glibc brand string ldd (GNU libc) 2.23
[2019-12-02 15:37:54,002] Found glibc version (2, 23)
[2019-12-02 15:37:54,182] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/update.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:54,212] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/versions.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:54,246] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/__init__.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:54,263] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/systemType.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:54,288] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/initscript.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:54,558] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/initscript.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:54,591] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/__init__.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:54,608] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/versions.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:54,642] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/systemType.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:54,676] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/update.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:54,717] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/vmware-player.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:54,751] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/initscript.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:54,805] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/__init__.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:54,843] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/versions.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:54,877] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/systemType.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:54,910] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/update.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:37:55,029] b'Not running in a virtual machine.\n'
[2019-12-02 15:37:55,029] b''
[2019-12-02 15:37:55,032] Running on a real machine!
[2019-12-02 15:37:55,043] Cannot use vmware-app-control to shut down open VMs, defaulting to fallback message.
[2019-12-02 15:37:55,045] Ignored execution error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/rc.d/init.d/vmware': '/etc/rc.d/init.d/vmware' when running command: [path('/etc/rc.d/init.d/vmware'), 'stoppable']
[2019-12-02 15:37:55,091] b''
[2019-12-02 15:37:55,091] b''
[2019-12-02 15:37:55,347] This system has KVM enabled. You cannot run VMs with KVM enabled.
[2019-12-02 15:38:28,284] Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/tmp/vmis.tY4oPJ/install/vmware-installer/vmis/db.py", line 31, in decorator
return func(*args, **kwargs)
File "/tmp/vmis.tY4oPJ/install/vmware-installer/vmis/db.py", line 478, in Add
cur = self._db.execute(statement, (path, mtime, fileType, component))
File "/tmp/vmis.tY4oPJ/install/vmware-installer/vmis/db.py", line 233, in execute
return self._db.execute(query, args)
sqlite3.IntegrityError: UNIQUE constraint failed: files.path
During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/tmp/vmis.tY4oPJ/install/vmware-installer/vmis/core/remoteinstaller.py", line 301, in MessageIn
ret = method(*args, **kwargs)
File "/tmp/vmis.tY4oPJ/install/vmware-installer/vmis/core/installer.py", line 362, in RegisterFile
return self.proxyObject.RegisterFile(filename, mtime=mtime, fileType=fileType)
File "/tmp/vmis.tY4oPJ/install/vmware-installer/vmis/core/localinstallerops.py", line 375, in RegisterFile
db.files.Add(regfile, mtime, ftype, self._component.uid)
File "/tmp/vmis.tY4oPJ/install/vmware-installer/vmis/db.py", line 33, in decorator
raise IntegrityError(str(e))
vmis.core.errors.IntegrityError: UNIQUE constraint failed: files.path
[2019-12-02 15:38:28,285] [vmware-usbarbitrator 18.7.0] Installation failed, rolling back installation.
[2019-12-02 15:38:28,331] b'\x1b[71Gfailed\n'
[2019-12-02 15:38:28,331] b''
[2019-12-02 15:38:28,333] Unable to stop USB Arbitrator service.
[2019-12-02 15:38:28,335] Uninstalled Service: vmware-USBArbitrator
[2019-12-02 15:38:28,478] Top level exception handler
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/tmp/vmis.tY4oPJ/install/vmware-installer/vmis/core/transaction.py", line 398, in RunThreadedTransaction
txn.Run()
File "/tmp/vmis.tY4oPJ/install/vmware-installer/vmis/core/transaction.py", line 78, in Run
self.get()()
File "/tmp/vmis.tY4oPJ/install/vmware-installer/vmis/core/common.py", line 141, in Show
wrap(i.PostInstall, txn.opts['ignoreErrors'])
File "/tmp/vmis.tY4oPJ/install/vmware-installer/vmis/util/__init__.py", line 26, in wrap
func(*args, **kwargs)
File "/tmp/vmis.tY4oPJ/install/vmware-installer/vmis/core/install.py", line 320, in PostInstall
self._installer.PostInstall(**self.args)
File "/tmp/vmis.tY4oPJ/install/vmware-installer/vmis/core/remoteinstaller.py", line 161, in PostInstall
return self.MessageOut(self.whoami(), old, new, upgrade)
File "/tmp/vmis.tY4oPJ/install/vmware-installer/vmis/core/remoteinstaller.py", line 424, in MessageOut
raise execType(excepValue)
vmis.core.errors.IntegrityError: VMIS:UNIQUE constraint failed: files.path
[2019-12-02 15:38:28,500] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/vmware-player.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:38:28,536] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/initscript.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:38:28,561] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/__init__.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:38:28,578] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/versions.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:38:28,603] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/systemType.py already exists, overwriting.
[2019-12-02 15:38:28,628] destination /tmp/tmpakh2ki1e/.installer/15.5.1/include/update.py already exists, overwriting.So I guess my question is this. Of all that stuff up there, the one thing I readily understood is KVM is installed. How do I uninstall this? I'm sorry, I do not speak Python yet.