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Just go to the folder where the file was downloaded. Right-click on it and make it executable as shown in the image below:. Go ahead with it, and it should start the installation. I am assuming that it has been downloaded to your Downloads directory. If so, use the command below to make the file executable:.

On Ubuntu and other distribution using newer kernels, VMware installation gets halted by encountering a vmmon and vmnet kernel module error. To rectify this and continue installation:. Now, you need to download the zip file for it. Head to the code button on the right-side of the screen, and download it as shown in the image below:. Next, you need to navigate into the extracted directory through the terminal using the cd command and run the following commands one by one:.

Like any other application, follow the on-screen instructions. Here are some of the screenshots for reference:. You need to agree to the terms and conditions to proceed. Next, VMware collects asks you to share some of your user data for improving the user experience.

You can select to opt-out of it if you want. You might also be asked for a license key—do not panic—you do not need one if you want to use the free VMware player for non-commercial purposes.

For business use, get the pro edition where you will get a license key. If you would like to be able to copy-paste between the real OS host and the virtual OS guest and share files between them, you should also install VMware Tools on Linux.

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After installing the packages above, go and download VMware Workstation Pror from its download page and install it. The link below gets you there. Alternatively, run the commands below to download the latest version of VMware Workstation Player on the terminal console. At the time of this writing, the latest version of VMware Workstation Pro is at After downloading above, run the commands below to make the package executable and install VMware Workstation Pro.

In Ubuntu, the installation will be run non-interactively. After a brief moment, the installation should complete with a success message similar to the one below. Click the Show Application button at the bottom left. Skip the license key page for a 30 day trial period. If you find any error above or have something to add, please use the comment form below.