XPost: alt.os.linux.mint, alt.os.linux.mageia   
   From: nospam@needed.invalid   
      
   On 6/21/2023 3:57 AM, pinnerite wrote:   
   > On Wed, 21 Jun 2023 08:44:13 +0100   
   > pinnerite  wrote:   
   >   
   >>>>   
   >>> How did you install vmware-player?   
   >>> I downloaded a bundle, it installs, but won't run.   
   >>>   
   >>> Linux Mint 21.1 Cinnamon 5.6.8   
   >>> Al   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> I just downloaded the bundle,   
   >>   
   >> VMware-Player-Full-17.0.2-21581411.x86_64.bundle   
   >>   
   >> made it executable. I did that by right-clicking on the name in Nemo,   
   >> selecting Properties, peermissions and ticking exercutable.   
   >>   
   >> As I write I am exporting a VBOX Windows XP virtual machine to an ova file.   
   >> Then see how that works out.   
   >>   
   >> Everything crossed.   
   >>   
   > The XP ova file was reasd by VMware Player but when i attempted to   
   > execute it, it just returned to the desktop.  :(   
   >   
   >   
      
   The warning text in the terminal (from a terminal start), those   
   were possibly GTK warnings. If I do a clean Win10 install in Linux VMWare   
   Player 17,   
   I get the warning text, but it still installs. I did this, because I wanted   
   some metadata that was "working", and then see if I could trick it into   
   accepting   
   imported materials.   
      
   I tried a pretty standard technique, of cloning over the C: partition   
   from the .vhd container to where the C: partition was on the .vmdk .   
   I did a boot repair on the .vmdk (under VBox) and then tried to   
   start the .vmdk back on the Linux machine. And it seemed to be   
   complaining about something UEFI related. I'm trying to figure out   
   just how restrictive the thing is, to changes.   
      
   But it is not going well so far. I am not trying to use an OVA on purpose.   
   Some of these tools, can't even make an OVA and read their own OVA. In an   
   ideal world, I would definitely have tried that, but the track record here   
   to date is so poor, I'd rather do stupid stuff instead :-)   
      
       Paul   
      
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