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On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 04:04:06 -0700, Grant wrote: |
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> Hello, I've purchased vmware workstation 4.5 and gentoo wants to |
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> upgrade it to 5.0. If I go ahead with that emerge will I be able to |
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> use the upgraded product with my 4.5 license? |
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No, unless you are entitled to a free 4.x to 5.x upgrade, VMWare |
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sometimes do this when you buy the old version just before the new one is |
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released. |
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If not, you'll need to add ">app-emulation/vmware-workstation-5.0" |
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to /etc/portage/package.mask to stop portage trying to upgrade. |
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5.0 is rather nice, and the upgrade fee from 4.5 is not that great. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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