Installing VMware Workstation Pro

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• VMware Workstation Pro

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This article provide steps to install VMware Workstation Pro

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VMware Workstation Pro

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Table of Contents

• Before starting
• Downloading VMware Workstation Pro
• Installing VMware Workstation Pro
• After Installation

Before starting

Before installing VMware Workstation Pro:

• Review the latest release notes here
• Ensure that the physical machine meets the below requirements: 
  • Processor requirements for Host Systems
  • Workstation Host OS Support
  • Workstation Documentation Site

Downloading VMware Workstation Pro

To download VMware Workstation Pro, login to the Broadcom Support Portal here.
For additional Information review the article, Downloading VMware Workstation Pro

Installing VMware Workstation Pro

Note:

• Please uninstall any previous versions of VMware Workstation before installing a new version. To upgrade VMware Workstation, review, Upgrading VMware Workstation Pro

To install VMware Workstation on a Windows host:

1. Log in to the Windows host system as the Administrator user or as a user who is a member of the local Administrators group.
2. Open the folder where the VMware Workstation installer was downloaded. The default location is the Downloads folder for the user account on the Windows host.
   
   Note: The installer file name is similar to VMware-workstation-full-####-####.exe, where ####-#### are the version and build numbers.
    
3. Right-click the installer and click Run as Administrator.
4. Select a setup option:
   • Typical: Installs typical Workstation features. If the Integrated Virtual Debugger for Visual Studio or Eclipse is present on the host system, the associated Workstation plug-ins are installed.
   • Custom: Select which Workstation features to install and specify where to install them. Select this option to change the shared virtual machines directory, modify the VMware Workstation Server port, or install the enhanced virtual keyboard driver. The enhanced virtual keyboard driver provides better handling of international keyboards and keyboards that have extra keys.
      
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to finish the installation.
6. Restart the host machine.

Link to documentation, Install Workstation Pro on a Windows Host

To install VMware Workstation on a Linux host:

 

Note: The Linux bundle installer starts a GUI wizard on most Linux distributions. In some Linux distributions, the bundle installer starts a command-line wizard instead of a GUI wizard.

1. Log in to the Linux host with the user account with desired account to use with VMware Workstation.
2. Open a terminal interface. For more information, see Opening a command or shell prompt
3. Change to root. For example:
   
   su root
   
   Note: The command depends on the Linux distribution and configuration.
    
4. Change directories to the directory that contains the VMware Workstation bundle installer file. The default location is the Download directory.
5. Run the appropriate Workstation installer file for the host system.
   
   For example:
   
   sh VMware-workstation-Full-####-####.architecture.bundle [--option]
   
   Where:
   • ####-#### is the version and build numbers
   • architecture is i386 or x86_64
   • option is a command line option.
     
     This table describes the command line options:
      

     Option	Description
     --gtk	Opens the GUI-based VMware installer, which is the default option.
     --console	Use the terminal for installation.
     --custom	Use this option to customize the locations of the installation directories and set the hard limit for the number of open file descriptors.
     --regular	Shows installation questions that have not been answered before or are required. This is the default option.
     --ignore-errors or -I	Allows the installation to continue even if there is an error in one of the installer scripts. Because the section that has an error does not complete, the component might not be properly configured.
     --required	Shows the license agreement only and then proceeds to install Workstation

      
6. Accept the license agreement.
   
   Note: Using the --console option or installing VMware Workstation on a Linux host that does not support the GUI wizard, press Enter to scroll through and read the license agreement or type q to skip to the yes/no prompt.
    
7. Follow the on-screen instructions or prompts to finish the installation.
8. Restart the Linux host.

Link to documentation, Install Workstation Pro on a Linux Host

After installation

On Windows host systems:

• The installer creates a desktop shortcut, a quick launch shortcut, or a combination of these options in addition to a Start Menu item.
• To start VMware Workstation Pro on a Windows host system, select Start > Programs > VMware Workstation.

On Linux host systems:

• VMware Workstation Pro can be started from the command line on all Linux distributions.
• On some Linux distributions, VMware Workstation Peo can be started in the GUI from the System Tools menu under Applications.
• To start VMware Workstation Pro on a Linux host system from the command line, run the vmware & command in a terminal window. For more information, see Opening a command or shell prompt
  
  For example:
  
  /usr/bin/vmware &

When you start Workstation Pro for the first time, Workstation will require users to accept the End User License Agreement.