VMware-server install

[GaryG]

Trying to install vmware-server, the following conflicting messages happen.

[root@abitbox3471 ~]# rpm -Uhv /home/gary/VMware-server-1.0.1-29996.i386.rpm
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
package VMware-server-1.0.1-29996 is already installed
[root@abitbox3471 ~]# rpm -e /home/gary/VMware-server-1.0.1-29996.i386.rpm
error: package /home/gary/VMware-server-1.0.1-29996.i386.rpm is not installed
[root@abitbox3471 ~]#

(I did something that may have been unwise - searched for and deleted all references to vmware; intention was to start the install again from scratch)

[pobbz]

Hello.

I'm by no means a rpm expert, but could you consider trying using --force option with that rpm -Uhv ...

That was just a thought, I take no responsibility if that makes your box go ape**** and eat your dog.

[ilbh]

post the output of
$ rpm -qa | grep vmware

to remove it just do like
rpm -e vmware-xxxx
you got from rpm -qa.......

[markkuk]

There's nothing conflicting about the messages, "rpm -U" takes a file name as its parameter, while "rpm -e" needs an installed package name.

[GaryG]

Thank you for the replies.
Here is the output of requested command,

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[gary@abitbox3471 ~]$ rpm -qa | grep vmware
xorg-x11-drv-vmware-10.11.1.3-1.1
[gary@abitbox3471 ~]$
[gary@abitbox3471 ~]$
[gary@abitbox3471 ~]$ rpm -e xorg-x11-drv-vmware-10.11.1.3-1.1
error: Failed dependencies:
xorg-x11-drv-vmware is needed by (installed) xorg-x11-drivers-7.0-2.x86_64
[gary@abitbox3471 ~]$

Gary

[GaryG]

tried again using VMware instead of vmware; here is the console output:

[root@abitbox3471 ~]# rpm -qa | grep VMware
VMware-server-1.0.1-29996
VMware-server-console-1.0.1-29996

[root@abitbox3471 ~]# rpm -e VMware-server-1.0.1-29996
/var/tmp/rpm-tmp.64366: line 34: /etc/vmware/installer.sh: No such file or directory

error: %preun(VMware-server-1.0.1-29996.i386) scriptlet failed, exit status 127

[root@abitbox3471 ~]# rpm -e VMware-server-console-1.0.1-29996
/var/tmp/rpm-tmp.79997: line 34: /etc/vmware-server-console/installer.sh: No such file or directory

error: %preun(VMware-server-console-1.0.1-29996.i386) scriptlet failed, exit status 127
[root@abitbox3471 ~]#

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ran the -Uhv with --force option and got"

[root@abitbox3471 ~]# rpm -Uhv --force /home/gary/VMware-server-1.0.1-29996.i386.rpm
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
1:VMware-server ########################################### [100%]
[root@abitbox3471 ~]# rpm -qa | grep VMware
VMware-server-1.0.1-29996
VMware-server-console-1.0.1-29996
[root@abitbox3471 ~]#

gotta run; I will check out results later

[ilbh]

im not sure if it is your case, but sometimes the rpm database gets damaged
to rebuild it:
rm /var/lib/rpm/__db*
rpm --rebuilddb
yum clean all (to remove files on cache: /var/cache/yum ... etc)

you can also try
# rpm -ihv /home/gary/VMware-server-1.0.1-29996.i386.rpm --force
or instead --force you can try --nodeps

[GaryG]

Ilbh, thankyou for the assistance.
The install ran part way -- here is a cut-n-paste from the console showing the error:

Unable to find any instance of the super-server "inetd" or "xinetd". It is
possible that you do not have one of these packages installed on this machine.
Please install "inetd" or "xinetd".

If you do have "inetd" or "xinetd" installed, make sure that /etc/inetd.conf or
/etc/xinetd.d exists.
The configuration will continue, but you should re-run
/usr/bin/vmware-config.pl after you fix the super-server.
Hit enter to continue.
[root@abitbox3471 ~]#

My Diagnostics:

[root@abitbox3471 ~]# find / -name xinetd.d
/etc/xinetd.d
[root@abitbox3471 ~]# rpm -qa | grep xinetd
[root@abitbox3471 ~]# whereis xinetd
xinetd: /etc/xinetd.d
[root@abitbox3471 ~]#

[ilbh]

try installing xinetd
yum install xinetd
as i said before it could be due to a "disaster" with your rpm database...

[Dies]

What happened when you tried to install xinetd ? Did it just come back with 'Nothing to do' ?
What does yum list xinetd say?

yum install xinetd.i386

[GaryG]

THANKYOU ALL FOR THE ASSISTANTS
cleaned up yum and rpm.
I did a yum install for xinetd and it worked; the setup of vmware-server worked, and the creation of a virtual disk for a windows virtual machine is now running

Thank's again everyone.