gcc version issue trying to install vmware5
I was running the install script for vmware5, it complained that my
kernel was compiled using gcc 3.4 and my current gcc is version 3.3.5.
I did not compile my current kernel, I installed it (smp version)
through apt-get, so the error msg could well be true.
I tried to install an updated gcc, but apt-get told me that my gcc was
already up-to-date. Its not!
rahdebian:/home/raheesom/Downloads/vmware5# apt-get install gcc-3.4
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
gcc-3.4 is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 302 not upgraded.
rahdebian:/home/raheesom/Downloads/vmware5# gcc --version
gcc (GCC) 3.3.5 (Debian 1:3.3.5-12)
Copyright (C) 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is
NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.
rahdebian:/home/raheesom/Downloads/vmware5# dpkg -l gcc
||/ Name Version Description
+++-==============-==============-============================================
ii gcc 3.3.5-3 The GNU C compiler
My apt-get source is:
deb http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian-amd64/debian sid main contrib
non-free
My kernel version is:
2.6.8-11-amd64-k8-smp
Hope someone can help?
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