Summary: | app-emulation/vmware-workstation-7.1.4.385536: fetch URL changed | ||
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Product: | Gentoo Linux | Reporter: | K. Posern <quickhelp> |
Component: | Current packages | Assignee: | Vadim Kuznetsov (RETIRED) <vadimk> |
Status: | VERIFIED NEEDINFO | ||
Severity: | normal | CC: | vmware+disabled |
Priority: | Normal | ||
Version: | unspecified | ||
Hardware: | All | ||
OS: | Linux | ||
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Package list: | Runtime testing required: | --- |
Description
K. Posern
2011-06-12 23:28:39 UTC
VMware Workstation for Linux 32-bit without VMware Tools is still available for download. I can't give you URL, because you need to register and login into vmware website. Hmm. But it must be hidden / not easy to find, no? Because if I login using the url: https://www.vmware.com/tryvmware/p/activate.php?p=vmware-workstation&lp=1 Then you get only the FULL versions 32bit and 64bit and I don't see any possibility to get to the non-full version. I don't find this very user friendly. But whatever, I create my own ebuild that uses the full version :/ Just to precise why I said: "I don't find this very user friendly" and why I am disappointed here: The ebuild tells the user: * Please download VMware-Workstation-7.1.4-385536.x86_64.bundle * from http://www.vmware.com/products/workstation/ That is exactly what I did. And on this URL everyone will click on "Try for free" button... which brings you exactly to this page: https://www.vmware.com/tryvmware/p/activate.php?p=vmware-workstation&lp=1 On which I was not able to find the non-Full version. Thats why I came to the conslusion: A little more guidance or an ebuild that works with the [easy to find] -Full version would be nice. I have same problem I never got an answer to my original request for an explanation /how/ to get the binary and/or why there can't be more guidance. Now there is another person having the same problem --> hence I see this issue as confirmed. And as needs-info in form of an answer/discussion about my comment-3. Please. |