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    Cannot install vmware-tools: A previous installation of VMware Tools has been detecte

    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


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    [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

    [/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

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