Downloading and installing VMware Workstation Player

which is the default option. --console Use the terminal for installation. --custom Use this option to customize the locations of the installation directories and set the hard limit for the number of open file descriptors. --regular Shows installation questions that have not been answered before or are required. This is the default option. --ignore-errors or -I Allows the installation to continue even if there is an error in one of the installer scripts. Because the section that has an error does not complete， or a combination of these options in addition to a Start Menu item. To start VMware Player on a Windows host system， select Start Programs VMware Player . On Linux host systems: ， press Enter to scroll through and read the license agreement or type q to skip to the yes/no prompt. Follow the on-screen instructions or prompts to finish the installation. Restart the Linux host. After installation On Windows host systems: The installer creates a desktop shortcut， a quick launch shortcut。

the bundle installer starts a command-line wizard instead of a GUI wizard. Log in to the Linux host with the user account that you plan to use with VMware Player. Open a terminal interface. For more information。

see Opening a command or shell prompt Change to root. For example: su root Note : The command that you use depends on your Linux distribution and configuration. Change directories to the directory that contains the VMware Player bundle installer file. The default location is the Download directory for the user which initiated the download from the VMware Download Center. Run the appropriate Player installer file for the host system. For example: sh VMware-Player-e.x.p-####.architecture.bundle --option Where e.x.p-#### is the version and build numbers， and option is a command line option. The command line options available are: --gtk Opens the GUI-based VMware installer。

Table of Contents Before starting Note : The download for VMware Player is common for both the Free and Professional versions. After installation， architecture is i386 or x86_64， select VMware Cloud Foundation then My Downloads. Click on VMware Workstation Player. Click on your release. Click Download . If the installer fails to download during the download process: Delete the cache in your web browser. Disable the pop-up blocker in your web browser. Try to download using a different web browser application. Disable any local firewall software. Restart your machine. Download the installer from a different computer or network. Installing VMware Player Notes : You can only have one version of VMware Player installed at once. You must uninstall any previous version of VMware Player before installing a new version. If the installer reports an error when you run it， where ####-### is the version and build numbers. Right-click the installer and click Run as Administrator . Follow the on-screen instructions to finish the installation. Restart the host machine. To install VMware Player on a Linux host: Note : VMware Player for Linux is available as a .bundle. The Linux bundle installer starts a GUI wizard on most Linux distributions. On some Linux distributions，。

you may want to verify the download. To install VMware Player on a Windows host: Log in to the Windows host. Open the folder where the VMware Player installer was downloaded. The default location is the Downloads folder for the user account on the Windows host. Note : The installer file name is similar to VMware-Player-####-####.exe， adding a license key licenses the product for commercial use. Downloading VMware Player To download VMware Player: Navigate to Broadcom Support. From the Software menu section， the component might not be properly configured. --required Shows the license agreement only and then proceeds to install Player. Accept the license agreement. Note : If you are using the --console option or installing VMware Player on a Linux host that does not support the GUI wizard。