[ubuntu-uk] installing vmware

[Liam Proven]

On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 5:08 PM, Norman Silverstone
<norman at littletank.org> wrote:
> On Sat, 2010-05-01 at 16:29 +0100, Jonathon Fernyhough wrote:
>> On 1 May 2010 15:10, Norman Silverstone <norman at littletank.org> wrote:
>> >
>> > What is wrong, please?
>> >
>>
>> Try:
>>
>> $ sudo ./VMware-Workstation-6.5.3-246459.i386.bundle
>>
>> Note the ./ which tells bash where the file is (i.e. in the current directory)
>
> I tried this with the same result - 'Command not found'. I must be
> missing something which is very obvious but I just can't see it.

Are you *sure* you are in the right folder?

Type

pwd

... to see what folder you're in.

Then type

sudo ./V

...and press Tab.

That is s u d o space dot slash capital V

When you press Tab, if you're in the right folder, the name will be
auto-completed. This lets you know you've got it right.




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