Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 10:52:06 +0200 From: Beni <beni@brinckman.info> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: VMWare install error Message-ID: <200606181052.06807.beni@brinckman.info> In-Reply-To: <44946422.7030900@io.dk> References: <44946422.7030900@io.dk>
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On Saturday 17 June 2006 22:20, Rico wrote: > Hi, > > I am trying to install VMWare3 on FreeBSD 6.1 from the ports. > > During intall I get this error: > > => SHA256 Checksum OK for rpm/i386/fedora/4/zlib-1.2.2.2-5.fc4.i386.rpm. > ===> linux_base-fc-4_1 depends on file: /usr/local/bin/rpm2cpio - found > ===> Patching for linux_base-fc-4_1 > ===> Configuring for linux_base-fc-4_1 > ===> Building for linux_base-fc-4_1 > ===> Installing for linux_base-fc-4_1 > > ===> linux_base-fc-4_1 conflicts with installed package(s): > linux_base-8-8.0_14 > > They install files into the same place. > Please remove them first with pkg_delete(1). > *** Error code 1 > > Stop in /usr/ports/emulators/linux_base-fc4. > *** Error code 1 > > Stop in /usr/ports/emulators/rtc. > *** Error code 1 > > Stop in /usr/ports/emulators/vmware3. > *** Error code 1 > > Stop in /usr/ports/emulators/vmware3. > > I do understand the conflict, but I am not sure what the best way to > handle this is. Trying to remove linux_base, gives a lot of work since a > lot of other stuff depends upon that. > > Any recommendations? > > Another question, regarding speed and ease of configuration, which is > recommended: VMWare vs. Qemu? > > Best and kind regards, > Rico > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Maybe this can help from /usr/ports/UPDATING : [...] 20060616: AFFECTS users of emulation/linux_base-* AUTHOR: netchild@FreeBSD.org We now use Fedora Core 4 as the linux base port, and the corresponding xorg libs for the linux X11 libs port. To upgrade you have to run portupgrade -f -o emulators/linux_base-fc4 linux_base\* portupgrade -f -o x11/linux-xorg-libs linux-XFree86-libs [...] Beni.
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