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matrixweb said:
jyotika@jyotika-laptop ~ $ sudo alien -k /home/jyotika/Desktop/newfolder/VMware-Workstation-6.5.0-118166.i386.rpm
Warning: Skipping conversion of scripts in package VMware-Workstation: postinst prerm
Warning: Use the --scripts parameter to include the scripts.
mkdir: cannot create directory `VMware-Workstation-6.5.0': File exists
unable to mkdir VMware-Workstation-6.5.0: at /usr/share/perl5/Alien/Package.pm line 257.

wtf???
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Please try
Code: 
sudo alien -k -v /home/jyotika/Desktop/newfolder/VMware-Workstation-6.5.0-118166.i386.rpm
and
Code: 
sudo alien -k --veryverbose /home/jyotika/Desktop/newfolder/VMware-Workstation-6.5.0-118166.i386.rpm
to receive verbose output. From this you should be able to tell us where it is attempting to create the "directory that exists", and we can tell you how to proceed.

Edit:
Realised something else... Are you sure there isn't a FILE that you're moving there instead? I specifically told you to look for a directory named VMware-Workstation-6.5.0, but it could also be a file with that name.

Code: 
ls -al ~/Desktop/

It's a long shot, but worth a try.
 
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sn3rd said:
Please try
Code: 
sudo alien -k -v /home/jyotika/Desktop/newfolder/VMware-Workstation-6.5.0-118166.i386.rpm
and
Code: 
sudo alien -k --veryverbose /home/jyotika/Desktop/newfolder/VMware-Workstation-6.5.0-118166.i386.rpm
to receive verbose output. From this you should be able to tell us where it is attempting to create the "directory that exists", and we can tell you how to proceed.

Edit:
Realised something else... Are you sure there isn't a FILE that you're moving there instead? I specifically told you to look for a directory named VMware-Workstation-6.5.0, but it could also be a file with that name.

Code: 
ls -al ~/Desktop/

It's a long shot, but worth a try.
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it was a file name but then you moved it to new folder which was part of the code you gave 1st , is there anywhere to get vmware in the correct extension
 
How about you do this:

# sudo apt-get install mlocate
# sudo updatedb
# locate VMware-Workstation

I assume mlocate is a package available in Linux Mint so the above should work.
 
the only reason i want this is to run windows in linux , any other way beside vmware?
 
For virtualbox:

Assuming you have already set up your repositories to point to local sources:

Code: 
apt-cache search virtualbox

Then decide what you need (likely virtualbox-ose and the required module (likely virtualbox-ose-modules-generic or virtualbox-ose-modules-386)), then

Code: 
sudo aptitude install <space separated list of packages to install>

I got mine from sourceforge, IIRC, and it's only 16MB.
 
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