User Manual

Installing Parallels Workstation 30

Depending on what file types your system supports, download the RPM package, or DEB

package

, or TZG archive respectively.

2 Launch the

Terminal program.

3 Run the

command to gain root privileges. Enter the password to the root account when you are

asked for it.

4 If

.rpm is supported in your system:

 Locate the

.rpm package file Parallels-2.2.xxxx-lin.i386.rpm.

 To start installing Parallels Workstation, issue the following command:

rpm -i Parallels-2.2.xxxx-lin.i386.rpm

Proceed to step 7.

5 If

.deb is supported in you system:

 Locate the

.deb package file Parallels-2.2.xxxx-lin.deb.

 To start installing Parallels Workstation, issue the following command:

dpkg -i Parallels-2.2.xxxx-Lin.deb

Proceed to step 7.

6 If both

.rpm and .deb are not supported in your system:

 Locate the

.tgz package file Parallels-2.2.xxxx-lin.tgz and extract it into

any existing directory:

tar -xzpf Parallels-2.2.xxxx-lin.tgz -C <directory name>

 Go to the directory where you unpacked the .tgz file and issue the next command

cd parallels-2.2.xxxx-lin

 Run the following command

./install.sh

7 After the installation completes, you should run the post-installation script. Issue the

following command:

parallels-config

8 When prompted, press Enter on the keyboard.

9 Read the license agreement up to the end by pressing

Spacebar on your keyboard. To

accept the agreement, type "

y" or "yes" (in either upper or lowercase) and press Enter.

10 The Parallels Workstation configuration procedure configures, compiles and installs drivers.

After the process is finished you will be informed about the successful completion.

11 In the

Terminal, issue the

exit

command to leave the root account. You can now run Parallels Workstation!