Introduction
VMware Player helps you to execute multiple, isolated operating systems on a single machine.
You can develop and run your own virtual machines with VMware Player, as well as test out software distributed as a virtual appliance from a variety of software vendors accessible through VMware's Solution Exchange.
This tutorial demonstrates how to install VMware Player on Ubuntu 20.04 system.
Prerequisites
- 2GHz 64-bit processor
- 4 GB of RAM (8 GB recommended)
- A server running Ubuntu 20.04
- Non-root sudo user privileges
Install VMware Workstation Player
Step 1: Update the apt package list.
sudo apt update
sudo apt install build-essential linux-headers-generic
Step 3: The VMware website offers the most recent version for download. To get the installation bundle, use wget:
wget --user-agent="Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:60.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/60.0" https://www.vmware.com/go/getplayer-linux
Step 4: Create an executable copy of the installation file after the download is finished:
chmod +x getplayer-linuxStep 5: Run the installer and follow the on-screen directions to complete the installation:
sudo ./getplayer-linux --required --eulas-agreed
You now have the VMware Player set up on your Ubuntu system.
Conclusion
We have demonstrated for you how to set up VMware Player on Ubuntu 20.04.
