Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 10:22:06 -0400 From: Daniel Gonzalez <spammesilly@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re:VMWare Message-ID: <ef208e53050909072217097422@mail.gmail.com>
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> Well, I have downloaded the official Vmware5 package from the official >=20 site. However, it is a Gzipped tarball rather than a normal package. I know how to install Linux RPMs in FreeBSD. But this time, I have no idea. Quite puzzled, and needing help. Many thanks in advance. Ken- Assuming the package ends in .tar.gz or .tgz, you can extract the tarball= =20 via: tar -zxvf <filename.tar.gz> If the tarball ends in .tbz, extract it with the following; tar -jxvf <filename.tbz> Once the file is extracted, there should be a README file that tells you ho= w=20 to install the binary. (Assuming this is not a package specifically built= =20 for FreeBSD) Hope that helps, I'm a relative newb to BSD myself Regards --=20 Dan Gonzalez spammesilly@gmail.com Google Talk: spammesilly
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