Copy that URL and go back to your terminal. At your terminal, enter the following command to clone the repository. Make sure to replace the URL in the command below with the one you've copied. The entire process should only take a few seconds. Then, with the repository successfully cloned, you are just a few moments away from patching and fixing your VMware installation. First, navigate to the newly-created directory using the cd command.
From here, enter the following commands in order and provide your password if prompted:. You will see quite a few lines of text go by as the compiler does its job. Depending on the speed of your computer, it can take anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes for both steps to complete. In most cases, your VMware installation should work again. If you still receive an error when trying to load VMware, reboot your system to make sure all kernel modules get loaded correctly. Doing so is quick and easy now that you have the updated Git repository cloned.
The next time your VMware installation breaks because of a kernel update, open a terminal, switch to the directory where you cloned the repository, and enter the following commands one by one:. By using our site, you agree to our cookie policy. Cookie Settings. Learn why people trust wikiHow. Download Article Explore this Article methods.
Related Articles. Article Summary. Method 1. The VMware Workstation Player download site will appear. If you have any files open that you need to save, save them now before you continue. Click the green Download Now button.
It's near the top-right corner of the page. Click Download next to the Windows version. It should be the first blue button on the page. This downloads the installer to your computer. You may have to click Save or Download to start the download.
Double-click the installer file. It's the file with a name similar to VMware-player If prompted, click Yes to allow the installer to run.
Click Yes to restart your PC. When the PC is finished restarting, move to the next step. Run the installer file again. Once the computer comes back up, double-click the installer again in your default downloads folder to restart the installation. Click Next to set up the program. The next steps will walk you through choosing your desired preferences and accepting the license agreement. The installation will take a few moments to complete. Click Finish to close the wizard.
This option will appear once the installation is complete. If you purchased a license, click License to enter its information before clicking Finish. Workstation Player does not come with any other operating systems. Click the Download Now button next to the Linux version and be sure to note where you are saving the file. Unlike other Linux packages, VMware does not make separate packages for different distributions. To install VMware, open a terminal and switch to the directory where you saved the installer using the cd command.
Then, enter the following command, replacing the package name with the actual file name that you downloaded:. On most systems, it will take a minute or two for the installation process to complete. When finished, the VMware Player should show up in the Applications menu.
The first time you run VMware, it will do one of two things. Some distributions have the kernel headers installed by default, or you may have already installed them as a dependency of some other software. If that's the case, you'll be able to skip over the next step. If you get an error similar to above, click Cancel using Refresh does not always work , open a terminal, and enter the appropriate command depending on the distro you're using. Once the installation is complete, run VMware Workstation Player again and it should compile the necessary kernel modules for you without any trouble.
Compiling and installing the kernel modules will only take a few moments. VMware will then ask you to agree to the terms and conditions. After you agree to the terms you will see the VMware main menu. To create your first virtual machine, you will need installation media for whatever operating system you want to install. This can be any installation media that you would normally boot from an optical or USB drive.
First, VMware will ask you to select the operating system installation media. Next, it'll ask you what type of operating system you are going to install. There are options for many different versions of Linux as well as other less common operating systems such as FreeBSD and Solaris.
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