I upgraded my Kubuntu desktop to v 9.10 with no major issues however the upgrade did break my VMWare Workstation installation. I found a post called Vmware Workstation 6.5.3 on Unbuntu Karmic 9.10 on the aldeby.org/blog that fixed my problem. They outlined what to do when the VMWare installation hangs and it worked for me.

My Kubuntu desktop is a Dell Inspiron with 4 gig of ram and a 500 gig drive. I have a bunch of VM’s that I use for testing. I run a Windows XP desktop, along with a RedHat EL5 installation for work and needed the both soon after upgrading to Karmic. Each attempt to re-install VMware workstation would hang until I found the post above.  I love my kubuntu desktop …

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