anyone running Kubuntu & vmware, or kubuntu & codeweavers?

[Art Alexion]

On Friday 16 March 2007 03:05, Dotan Cohen wrote:
> On 15/03/07, Phil Bieber <philbieber at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi!
> >
> > A fairly easy way to remove all VMWARE leftovers: (did that myself, cuz I
> > messed up an installation... )
> > Open a shell an type
> > sudo updatedb
> > this will update the file database used by locate to find files
> > the run
> > locate vmware
> > and remove all findings except maybe installation files and such. Then
> > you ought to be able to install vmware.
>
> Are you kidding? What if he has a file howto-install-vmware.txt on his
> system? You should NOT recommend to users to blindly erase everything
> they find. You cannot expect what he has on his system. I don't mean
> to attack you but that was a foolish, irresponsible, and potentially
> dangerous suggestion.

Thanks all for your suggestions.  I did use locate to find the leftovers.  I 
knew what not to delete.  I have not again tried to install yet, but I home 
that I got everything and that was choking the reinstall.

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