[Ilugc] HOW TO INSTALL VMWARE WORKSTATION

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> hi guys i am using ubuntu 11.04 . i like to install vmware i downloaded
> the package and extracted in desktop. when i open the folder it has some
> folders and an vmware-install.pl . i think its a perl programming. how
> to install it. help me guys.
>

Vmware workstation is a paid product, so if you have a license its great 
but there is also Vmware player which also works as good with trimmed 
down features.

http://www.vmware.com/products/player/overview.html
http://downloads.vmware.com/d/info/desktop_end_user_computing/vmware_player/4_0

In the vmware player download section, after login, choose the bundle 
file available for download under linux. The bundle file, i believe, is 
like a shell archive so you can install it using "sh <bundle-filename>" 
on the terminal but you need to login as "root" user before doing so.

After installation, run the following command to start vmware services, 
"service vmware restart" or "service vmplayer restart", I think its the 
former but i seem to have forgotten which one.

To start vmplayer, check the applications menu, a shortcut has probably 
been created. To run from the terminal/console the command is vmplayer.

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On a different note, you can run vmware-install.pl by launching the 
terminal and running the command "./vmware-install.pl" or "perl 
vmware-install.pl".

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