[mdlug] VMWare on openSUSE 10.3 Cannot Find C Header Files

[Robert Adkins]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mdlug-bounces at mdlug.org 
> [mailto:mdlug-bounces at mdlug.org] On Behalf Of Carl T. Miller
> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 6:27 AM
> To: MDLUG's Main discussion list
> Subject: Re: [mdlug] VMWare on openSUSE 10.3 Cannot Find C 
> Header Files
> 
> Peter Bart wrote:
> > 	I'm trying to get VMware v5.5.5 configured on openSUSE 
> 10.3. After 
> > issuing ./vmware-install.pl all goes well with the default 
> > configuration until I get to:
> >
> > What is the location of the directory of C header files that match 
> > your running kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include]
> 
> The vmware-install.pl program will find the C header files 
> directory if it's in a "normal" location.  If it can't find 
> it, it offers /usr/src/linux/include as the default option.
> 
> This probably means that you don't have the kernel-source or 
> kernel-headers package installed (I forget which one you need 
> for an OpenSuSE system).  After installing the kernel headers 
> and rerunning vmware-install.pl you should see a valid option 
> appear at this point in the program.
> 
> c
> 

	I concur. It sounds like all you need to do is run Yast2, load up
the Install Software module, type "Kernel" into the search box and then
check to see if you installed the Kernel source. If that is missing, install
it and voila, problem solved.

	-Rob