Here's an English version of the installation error, for google:
murrayc@murrayc-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install vmware-player
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
vmware-player is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up vmware-player (1.0.2-2) ...
Now configuring VMware Player. (This may take some time...)
Configuring a bridged network for vmnet0.
Configuring a NAT network for vmnet8.
Probing for an unused private subnet (this can take some time)...
The subnet 172.16.188.0/255.255.255.0 appears to be unused.
The file /etc/vmware/vmnet8/dhcpd/dhcpd.conf that this program was about to
install already exists. Overwrite? [yes]
The file /etc/vmware/vmnet8/dhcpd/dhcpd.leases that this program was about to
install already exists. Overwrite? [yes]
The file /etc/vmware/vmnet8/dhcpd/dhcpd.leases~ that this program was about to
install already exists. Overwrite? [yes]
The file /etc/vmware/vmnet8/nat/nat.conf that this program was about to install
already exists. Overwrite? [yes]
Configuring a host-only network for vmnet1.
Probing for an unused private subnet (this can take some time)...
The subnet 192.168.229.0/255.255.255.0 appears to be unused.
The file /etc/vmware/vmnet1/dhcpd/dhcpd.conf that this program was about to
install already exists. Overwrite? [yes]
The file /etc/vmware/vmnet1/dhcpd/dhcpd.leases that this program was about to
install already exists. Overwrite? [yes]
The file /etc/vmware/vmnet1/dhcpd/dhcpd.leases~ that this program was about to
install already exists. Overwrite? [yes]
Starting VMware services:
Virtual machine monitor done
Virtual ethernet done
VMware Player is installed, but it has not been (correctly) configured
for the running kernel. To (re-)configure it, invoke the
following command: /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl.
invoke-rc.d: initscript vmware-player, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing vmware-player (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
vmware-player
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
murrayc@murrayc-laptop:~$
Here's an English version of the installation error, for google:
murrayc@ murrayc- laptop: ~$ sudo apt-get install vmware-player
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
vmware-player is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up vmware-player (1.0.2-2) ...
Now configuring VMware Player. (This may take some time...)
Configuring a bridged network for vmnet0.
Configuring a NAT network for vmnet8.
Probing for an unused private subnet (this can take some time)...
The subnet 172.16. 188.0/255. 255.255. 0 appears to be unused.
The file /etc/vmware/ vmnet8/ dhcpd/dhcpd. conf that this program was about to
install already exists. Overwrite? [yes]
The file /etc/vmware/ vmnet8/ dhcpd/dhcpd. leases that this program was about to
install already exists. Overwrite? [yes]
The file /etc/vmware/ vmnet8/ dhcpd/dhcpd. leases~ that this program was about to
install already exists. Overwrite? [yes]
The file /etc/vmware/ vmnet8/ nat/nat. conf that this program was about to install
already exists. Overwrite? [yes]
Configuring a host-only network for vmnet1.
Probing for an unused private subnet (this can take some time)...
The subnet 192.168. 229.0/255. 255.255. 0 appears to be unused.
The file /etc/vmware/ vmnet1/ dhcpd/dhcpd. conf that this program was about to
install already exists. Overwrite? [yes]
The file /etc/vmware/ vmnet1/ dhcpd/dhcpd. leases that this program was about to
install already exists. Overwrite? [yes]
The file /etc/vmware/ vmnet1/ dhcpd/dhcpd. leases~ that this program was about to
install already exists. Overwrite? [yes]
Starting VMware services: vmware- config. pl.
Virtual machine monitor done
Virtual ethernet done
VMware Player is installed, but it has not been (correctly) configured
for the running kernel. To (re-)configure it, invoke the
following command: /usr/bin/
invoke-rc.d: initscript vmware-player, action "start" failed. murrayc- laptop: ~$
dpkg: error processing vmware-player (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
vmware-player
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
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