{"id":12812,"date":"2021-12-16T08:12:03","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T08:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/?p=12812"},"modified":"2021-12-16T08:12:03","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T08:12:03","slug":"how-to-install-vmware-workstation-on-linux-mint-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/mint\/how-to-install-vmware-workstation-on-linux-mint-20\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install VMWare Workstation on Linux Mint 20"},"content":{"rendered":"

VMware is a well-known hypervisor that provides virtualization. Virtualization software establishes an abstraction layer over computer hardware, allowing a single computer’s physical elements to be separated into several virtual machines (VMs).<\/p>\n

Even though it is running on a part of the actual underlying computer hardware, each virtual machine runs independently on its own operating system.<\/p>\n

This instructional guides demonstrates how you can install VMware on Linux Mint 20.<\/p>\n

Step 1: Update the system and Install dependencies<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Before you can proceed with the installation, update your Linux mint system.<\/p>\n

$ sudo apt update<\/strong><\/pre>\n
Next, be sure to install all the dependencies for the installation of VMWare to proceed without a hitch.<\/p>\n
$ sudo apt install build-essential gcc wget linux-headers-generic linux-headers-$(uname -r)<\/strong><\/pre>\n
With the package index refreshed and dependencies installed, we can now get along with the actual installation.<\/p>\n
Step 2: Download and install VMware workstation<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Next, download the latest version of VMware workstation using the following wget command. By the time of going live, the latest version of VMWare workstation is 16.2.1.<\/p>\n
First navigate into the\/tmp<\/strong> directory as shown:<\/p>\n
$ cd \/tmp<\/strong><\/pre>\n
Using the wget <\/strong>command, download the VMwareinstallation file<\/p>\n
$ wget --user-agent=\"Mozilla\/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:75.0) Gecko\/20100101 Firefox\/75.0\" https:\/\/www.vmware.com\/go\/getWorkstation-linux<\/strong><\/pre>\n
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Step 3: Install VMware Workstation<\/strong><\/h2>\n
With the installation file downloaded, make it executable using the chmod <\/strong>command<\/p>\n
$ chmod +x getWorkstation-linux<\/strong><\/pre>\n
Next, run the binary installer to begin the installation process:<\/p>\n
$ sudo .\/getWorkstation-linux<\/strong><\/pre>\n
Once the installation is done, you will get a notification on your terminal that everything went okay and that the installation was a success.<\/p>\n
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Step 4: Launch VMWare Workstation<\/strong><\/h2>\n
To launch VMWare go to your applications menu and search for VMWare. Click on the VMware icon to launch it<\/p>\n
This fires up a setup wizard as shown which will enable you to complete the installation.<\/p>\n
Agree to the end-user license agreement and click next to continue:<\/p>\n
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Next, select yes and click next if you want to enable updates on startup:<\/p>\n
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The next step asks whether you want to join VMWare Customer Experience Program(CEIP) which provides information to help provide better products and services. Select yes<\/strong> if you wish to join.<\/p>\n
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VMWare is built for commercial and non-commercial use. Since we are using it on our system, select non-commercial use in this step and click Finish<\/strong> to finalize the process.<\/p>\n
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VMWare will now be ready for use.<\/p>\n
Step 5: Create a new virtual machine using VMWare <\/strong><\/h2>\n
Now that VMWare is installed and set up on our machine, we can start creating a virtual machine. To start off, click on Create New virtual machine:<\/p>\n
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Next, select use ISO image<\/strong> and go to the location where it is stored on your machine. Here, I am using the ubuntu 20.04 iso image. Then, select the operating system that will run on the virtual machine. Click Next.<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Then provide a username and password for your virtual machine.<\/p>\n
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Thereafter, name your virtual machine and specify the location where it will store its contents.<\/p>\n
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On the next screen, specify the virtual machine disk size.<\/p>\n
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After that, double-check all of the options and make any required changes before clicking Finish.<\/p>\n
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You have successfully created a virtual machine.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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