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VMware Player is a virtualization software available free of cost for Linux and Windows platforms.

VMware Player is a Type-II hypervisor that is available for x86 as well as x64 hosts as well as guest systems. It is available free of cost for Linux as well as Windows platforms. VMware Tools are recommended to be installed in the guest system for some additional functionalities.

Virtual Machines that run on Microsoft Virtual Server and Virtual PC can be converted for use by VMWare software by the VMware vCenter Converter.

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How to uninstall VMware Player?

I want to uninstall VMware Player on my Ubuntu 12.04 LTS system. How should I uninstall it?
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What is the path to the kernel headers so I can install vmware?

I installed the VMware bundle on my Ubuntu 11.04 successfully but when I open it it gives me this window and I don't know the path to this C headers.
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How do I install VMware Player (from a .bundle file)?

I downloaded VMware Player 5.0.1, it comes in a file with .bundle extension. How do I install it?
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How do I install VMware Player 4.0.3 (and patch the installer to work on my 12.04 system)?

I can't install VMwarePlayer 4.0.3 on Ubuntu 12.04 64Bit. For Version 4.0.2, I found a script that I have to run to patch VMware Player for it to work on my system to properly, and after that I could install 4.0.2. Is there an similar solution for…
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"No 3D support is available from the host" on all VMware guests

I'm running VMware Workstation 12 Player on an Ubuntu 16.04 host and every guest I run complains that: No 3D support is available from the host. and: Hardware graphics acceleration is not available. Accelerate 3D graphics is checked off in the…
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How to increase the disk space of a VMware virtual disk?

I have a VM running Ubuntu, and I wish to increase its size from 20 to 40 GB. I powered off the VM and on the VMware side increased the allocated disk space. I did this by Edit Virtual Machine Settings -> Hard Disk -> Utilities and so forth. It…
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vmplayer problem - VMWare Kernel Module Updater doesn't run since 13.04 upgrade

When I run vmplayer, it detects that the kernel has changed, and as usual prompts compile and load the required modules. However, it never gets any further. When you choose install, it just quits silently with no error or any further action. What…
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Piix4_SMBus: 000:00:07.3: Host SMBus controller bus not enabled

I have been using Ubuntu on VMware Player; today when I logged into VMware, it showed updates available for Ubuntu 15.xx. I allowed the updates and after downloading all the packages it restarted automatically, but never booted back. It is throwing…
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"Install VMware Tools" greyed out after installing ubuntu 15.04 on vmware player 7.1

"Install VMware Tools" greyed out after installing Ubuntu 15.04 on VMware Player 7.1. I tried checking "No proxy" instead of default "Windows proxy settings" at "File->Preferences->Software updates-> Connection Settings". This did not work either.…
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Workspace switcher keyboard shortcuts for left and right workspaces not responding

I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit (running as a VM on VMWare Player). The keyboard shortcut for Workspace switcher indicates that Ctrl+Alt+ arrow keys switches to the desired workspace. While this works for Up/Down arows, using Ctrl+Alt+ Left/Right…
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Ubuntu installed on Vmware cannot get access to internet

I installed Ubuntu 14.04 on Vmware, the host machine is Windows 7. However, I cannot get access to internet from Ubuntu. I am not clear how to identify the cause and fix it? Thank you for the help. This the screenshot I choose the option of…
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How to go full screen in ubuntu 12.04 in Vmware Player 4.0+

I had recently installed VMware 4.0+ on my Windows 7 Home Premium machine. I installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on it. However, when I turn on my VM, Ubuntu doesn't run in full screen mode. Moreover, the performance of VMware is a bit choppy and not all…
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How do you change display resolution of VMware Player in KDE Plasma 5?

I installed the project NEON ppa in Ubuntu 14.04 to check out the new KDE in a VM. I can't seem to figure out how to change the display resolution. Its stuck at 800x600. Edit: I'm using vmware player 6.0.3 with vmware tools installed. The unity…
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Configuring Ubuntu vmware guest NAT

I have a Windows host that runs guest Ubuntu VM via vmplayer. That virtual machine will be cloned, distributed among several people (running Windows hosts) and used for conducting a programming workshop. I am trying - and so far failing - to setup…
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VMplayer closes on start of vm

I want to install ubuntu as a virtual machine on my ubuntu machine. The version of the host system is: Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS The iso I want to install is: ubuntu-18.04.4-desktop-amd64.iso So I downloaded vmplayer and ran: sudo bash…
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