To start Player, simply run the vmplayer command in the shell.Although VMware Workstation Player is free for personal use only, it’s not open-source software. You do not need to be root to run Player. The installation is pretty straightforward and you can accept the defaults.Īfter the installation is finished, you can log out of the root account.

Run the script in order to start the installation: linux-bv3p:/tmp/player #. Make the bundle script executable by entering the following command: linux-bv3p:/tmp/player # chmod +x VMware-Player-12.5.7-5813279.x86_64.bundle Navigate to the directory in which you’ve stored the installer file: linux-bv3p:/ # cd /tmp/player linux-bv3p:/tmp/player # ls VMware-Player-12.5.7-5813279.x86_64.bundle On most Linux distributions, this is accomplished using the su – command: su - Password: linux-bv3p:~ # First, you will need to download the Linux bundle installer, available on the following link. We will show you how to install Player on an openSUSE host. You can also manually start the command-line wizard using the –console option, if you want to use the shell for installation. However, on some Linux distributions, the bundle installer starts a command-line wizard instead of a GUI wizard. On most Linux distributions, the Linux bundle installer is installed using the GUI. VMware Workstation Player can also be installed on a Linux host. This lesson explains how to install Player on Linux, not how to install a Linux distribution in a virtual machine. If you are using Windows as your operating system and are not interested in running Player on Linux, feel free to skip this lesson.

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