#VMware Player instal the new license key#
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#VMware Player instal the new update#
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You click on the icon, and you get the familiar, “Before you can run VMware, several modules must be complied and loaded into the running kernel”. What do I mean by “Blows up”? You do the install, you get a whole lot of chafe, it then says “Installing VMware Player 16.1.2, followed by “Configuring”, followed by a lot of RailRoad tracks (#), then it says “Installation was Successful”. VMware Player 14.1.7 gives you an error right out the gate. agreement, and the rest of the install, but then when it came to the actual start up of the program it too blew up same with 15.0.4, and 15.0.0. So I then tried installing VMware Player 15.5.7, it too blew up with the same problem, so I dropped back to 15.5.0, it too blew up, so I dropped back to 15.1.0, and I at last got to the point where I got the lic.

#VMware Player instal the new install#

Yes I know Rocky Linux is a bug-for-bug copy of RHEL 8.x, but this seems to be an OLD bug: I have been trying to install VMware Player 16.1.2 in Rocky Linux 8.4. There is nothing that says “New Topic” or something – there might well be but I could not find it.īasically, it is a question / suggestion. Give the Workstation Player a whirl and see what you can do with it.I was trying to post a question/topic in Forums more or less on this topic but on VMWare Player – I’ve posted in the past but seem to forgotten how. There seem to be some different options in VMWare than in VirtualBox, such as attaching to a physical storage device, that makes the Workstation Player seem a better choice for some machines you may need to create. NOTE: If you need to get out of the Virtual Machine and access the Host system, press the left CTRL+ALT keys. If not, select the machine and the click on ‘Power On’. Once you are back out, the machine will auto start if you set the option. Make your settings and finish the machine creation. You should get a message at the bottom of the screen if you set the value too high for the amount of RAM your system contains.

For example, the Display settings allow you to use your RAM as GPU RAM up to 8 GB. These settings are all very similar to VirtualBox, but some allow different settings. You can set values for the Memory, Processor, CD/DVD (ISO), Network Adapter, Sound Card, Printer, USB Controller and Display. Once the installation is completed, the program should open, as shown in Figure 1. The package should now install your system.

#VMware Player instal the new password#

Click ‘Finish’ and enter your password again for sudo privileges.

#VMware Player instal the new license key#

You should now be prompted for a license key or you can choose to continue with a non-commercial use license. You can select either ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ and then click on ‘Next’. Next, is a prompt to join the Customer Improvement Experience. If you have kept the file and are installing it much later, then you may want to check for an update. If you just downloaded the package, then you shouldn’t need to check for an update. You should next be prompted to check for updated software. The next screen that appears will ask you to read and accept the Terms of Use (Agreement). You’ll be prompted for your password to perform the installation with elevated privileges. Click on ‘Install’ to perform the compiling. You should be prompted to compile some necessary files for the Workstation Player. Now, all you need to do is start the installation: sudo. Once you get to the folder where the file is located, perform the command: sudo chmod +x Vmware-Player-Full-16.2.4-20089737.x86_64.bundle It will be needed to make the file executable so it can be run. In a terminal, go to the folder where you saved the Workstation Player file that was downloaded.

#VMware Player instal the new update#

Make sure you perform an update and upgrade of all packages before you continue. To start, you need to install a few packages that are necessary: sudo apt install gcc wget linux-headers-generic build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r) -y The instructions are for Ubuntu, but you can modify the necessary commands for your distro. I installed the Workstation Player on an Ubuntu 22.04 system, but it should work on and that is based on Ubuntu, Red Hat or SUSE.

#VMware Player instal the new software#

The file name is ‘Vmware-Player-Full-16.2.4-20089737.x86_64.bundle’, but could change is the software has a newer release version.ĭownload the file and save it to a readily accessible location. Once you click on the link, the download should start.

When I wrote this article, the current version of the VMWare Workstation Player was version 16.

One alternative is VMWare Workstation Player. Most people may use VirtualBox by Oracle, but there are alternatives. It can be a hassle to keep reinstalling different Operating Systems on a system and keep having to erase the precious one. Especially those who want to install many Operating Systems, but do not have multiple systems. Virtualization can be a very good tool for computer users.