Solved New in Linux - how to install app from terminal?

[MIRKOSOFT]

Hi!
I'm in Linux really beginner - first time used.
I installed for testing Ubuntu 64-bit to virtual machine and need to install add-ons from CD.
I opened terminal and tried to do it.
I entered only filename with extension and it outputs error.
Then I tried use:
exec filename
with and without parameters in help, but again not success...
Can anybody tell me how to start and/or install files/apps in terminal?

Thank you for each help.
Miro

 

[jmarket]

For Ubuntu-based distros, you use

sudo apt-get install packagenamehere

to install packages. For example, to install Apache, you would do:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install apache2

 

[MIRKOSOFT]

Not success.
I entered:

sudo apt-get install vmware-install.pl

it required password, entered and report this error:

E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it?

then only prompt.
Where is do mistake?
Miro

 

[jmarket]

You're already running dpkg somewhere. Do a reboot and try again.

Also that's not the correct way to install VMware Tools. You need to do:

sudo ./vmware-install.pl -d

I've been using Linux for many years. The easiest way to get vmware tools installed is to do the exact following. Mount the VMware Tools CD and type the following commands one at a time, pressing Enter after each line:

tar xzvf /mnt/cdrom/VMware*.tar.gz -C /tmp/
cd /tmp/vmware-tools-distrib/
sudo ./vmware-install.pl -d
sudo reboot

 

[MIRKOSOFT]

Succesful.
Last Q: Where to find Shared folders? I found not. Also - what a FS is required? (I'm using for VMWare NTFS and FAT16), I can do FAT32.
Thank you for help.
Miro

 

[veeg]

Do you have an update for us?

 

[MIRKOSOFT]

No one helped me. Not solved.
Miro

 

[veeg]

Thanks for the update..

 

[jmarket]

Last Q: Where to find Shared folders? I found not. Also - what a FS is required? (I'm using for VMWare NTFS and FAT16), I can do FAT32.

To find shared folders, make certain they're enabled. By default, they're turned off for security reasons. Then you'll find them when you open File Manager in Ubuntu.

Apologies for the delay. Hope this answers your question

 

[MIRKOSOFT]

Hi!
I'm new in Linux, no in Virtual Machines on VMWare and VBox.
Here's problem what I can't do solve:
I found some advices in VMWare documentation:
Default location is /mnt/hgfs
it can be made by command mount
to auto-mount shared folders is possible to add to file /etc/fstab one line:
.host:/ /mnt/hgfs vmhgfs defaults 0 0
Problem is that it is not possible to overwrite file/save to its location 'cause permissions.
So, I tried to mount them manually, used: mount -t vmhgfs .host:/ /home/mirkosoft/shares
but command produces syntax error and also when I use help there's written different than in documentation...

So, can you help me with this? Linux is Ubuntu 64-bit. I'm sure that shared folders are enabled and tools installed.
Miro

 

[jmarket]

Run the commands as below:

gksu gedit /etc/fstab

In fstab, enter:

.host:/{shared-folder} /{path-to-mount-on} vmhgfs defaults,ttl=5,uid=1000,gid=1000   0 0

then reboot the VM. Make certain to change

{shared-folder} {path-to-mount-on}

to reflect the proper values. For example, the final output of fstab would look something like this:

.host:/pchf-books /~pchf-books vmhgfs defaults,ttl=5,uid=1000,gid=1000   0 0

Reference the below image for how to setup shared folders in VMWare

 

[veeg]

Miro do you have an update for us?

 

[MIRKOSOFT]

Helped not, I decided to not waste my time with Linux. Can be marked as solved.
Miro