User Manual

Updating Parallels Workstation 47
rpm -U ˜/parallelsupdate/parallels-2.2.xxxx-lin.i386.rpm
If you are trying to update to a version that is the same or older than the currently installed
one, you will be warned that the package is already installed, or that a newer package is
already installed, respectively. Look below this procedure for the guidelines on installing
older version of the Parallels Workstation.
4 After the installation completes, you should run the post-installation script. Issue the
following command:
parallels-config
5 When prompted, press Enter on the keyboard.
6 Read the license agreement up to the end by pressing
Spacebar on your keyboard. To accept
the agreement, type
Y and press Enter.
7 The Parallels Workstation configuration procedure configures, compiles and installs drivers.
After the process is finished you will be informed about the successful completion. You can
now run the new version of the Parallels Workstation.
8 In the
Terminal, issue the
exit
command to leave the root account.
To update to a previous version of the Parallels Workstation on a computer supporting
.rpm:
 perform steps 1-2 from the procedure described above;
 move to the directory where the installation package is located:
cd <installation directory>
 issue the following command to start installing:
rpm -U --oldpackage Parallels-2.2.xxxx-lin.i386.rpm
 perform steps 4-8 of the updating procedure.
Updating From DEB and TGZ Packages
To update Parallels Workstation on a computer supporting .deb or .tgz, perform the steps related
to your Linux primary system from the Parallels Workstation installation procedure. See the
Parallels Workstation for Linux: Step-by-Step Installation (page 29) topic.
Troubleshooting
If you receive "Can not configure!" message or "Can not compile!" message (note that you
should have kernel sources installed), you can view log file and try to fix problem yourself. Log
file is named
/usr/lib/parallels/comp.log.<log number>.error
If you can not fix the problem yourself, please send the log file and problem description to
[e-mail]. We will assist you as soon as possible.