error with vmware on linux whitebox

[peterneve]

Hi All,

I have installed linux whitebox on a server and now wish to install EMC vmware.
I have unpacked the tarball and excuted the rpm, once i did this i ran the vmware-config.pl, i then got asked for my serial number, once i entered this i got the following error;
error while loading shared libraries libX11.so.6 cannot open shared object file.

i have the file in /usr/X11R6/lib64/libX11.so.6, it forms a symbolic to libX11.so.6.2.
the owner is root and all permissions are on (777).

any help would be greatfully appreciated.

cheers
Pete

 

[Arisap]

Which VMware product are you trying to install? Workstation? ESX?

 

[EGR]

Hi,

what Linux did you install?
Did you install a 64bit Linux OS?

VMware Server is a 32bit application so you need to install 32bit libs one your Linux host aswell.

/egr

 

[peterneve]

Hi egr,

I am running whitebox enterprize linux.
The VMware is the free server download.
so far i have been working through the libraries and dependencies with rpm files and downloading a new each time as there is always some conflict.
If i was to install 32bit libraries, can i do this with an rpm file or would i need to build the packages so i can install it along the current 64bit libraries?
cheers

Pete