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Peyote
2016-03-16, 03:42
I like to install vmware tools on my kali so i can easy grab and drop file. Yes i've already install vmware tools but i uninstall it because i thought there was an error but none, and when i tried to install it again i got this error
root@kali:~# cd /tmp/vmware-tools-distrib/
root@kali:/tmp/vmware-tools-distrib# ./vmware-install.pl -d
A previous installation of VMware Tools has been detected.

The previous installation was made by the tar installer (version 4).

Keeping the tar4 installer database format.

You have a version of VMware Tools installed. Continuing this install will
first uninstall the currently installed version. Do you wish to continue?
(yes/no) [yes]

Error: Unable to execute "/usr/bin/vmware-uninstall-tools.pl.

Uninstall failed. Please correct the failure and re run the install.

Execution aborted.

root@kali:/tmp/vmware-tools-distrib#

and suddenly all files in vmware tools CD got locked like this

http://i.imgur.com/Cr7GBiR.png

ECFK75C8
2016-05-06, 13:33
[QUOTE=Peyote;58287]I like to install vmware tools on my kali so i can easy grab and drop file. Yes i've already install vmware tools but i uninstall it because i thought there was an error but none, and when i tried to install it again i got this error
root@kali:~# cd /tmp/vmware-tools-distrib/
root@kali:/tmp/vmware-tools-distrib# ./vmware-install.pl -d
A previous installation of VMware Tools has been detected.

The previous installation was made by the tar installer (version 4).

Keeping the tar4 installer database format.

You have a version of VMware Tools installed. Continuing this install will
first uninstall the currently installed version. Do you wish to continue?
(yes/no) [yes]

Error: Unable to execute "/usr/bin/vmware-uninstall-tools.pl.

Uninstall failed. Please correct the failure and re run the install.

Execution aborted.

root@kali:/tmp/vmware-tools-distrib#

and suddenly all files in vmware tools CD got locked like this

http://i.imgur.com/Cr7GBiR.png[/QUOTE

Locate the uninstall.pl file at /VMware-tools-distrib/bin/uninstall.pl and execute, Then run the installation file again, This should solve your problem