Install Ubuntu in VMware the easy way

October 12, 2015 in Install Ubuntu desktop edition 11.04, O.S.

Install Ubuntu 15.04 in VMware the easy way

Go to official website of Ubuntu and download the dvd http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop

Then if you don’t have already installed VMware go to the official site and download it:  https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/downloads

NOTE!!! VMware workstation Player is free for home use but not for commercial use!!! Please check the EULA of VMware for more information!

Now we can start the installation:

Open VMware workstation player and click on “Create a New Virtual Machine”

Vmware_create_new_VM

Chose the installation media. if you have burned Ubuntu in a DVD you can insert that to your DVD drive and choose the first option or if you have it as an “iso” file then choose the second option and locate the iso file.

Vmware_Installation_Media

Install vmware player in Debian 8

September 17, 2015 in Web Server

Install vmware player in Debian 8

 

Download the installation files from vmware official site https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/free#desktop_end_user_computing/vmware_workstation_player/ .

Now you should have a file like VMware-Player-12.0.0-2985596.x86_64.bundle.

open a terminal and execute it:

cd ~/Downloads/

chmod +x VMware-Player-12.0.0-2985596.x86_64.bundle

sudo ./VMware-Player-12.0.0-2985596.x86_64.bundle

This will bring up the installation dialog



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