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$ sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r`

$ cd ~/Downloads

$ chmod +x VMware-Player-*.bundle

$ sudo ./VMware-Player-*.bundle

Install VMware Player on Ubuntu 13.04Posted on April 3, 2013 by Geekster — 5 Comments ↓

VMWare Player is my favourite virtualization software. I use it to test alot of Linux Distributions, on both Windows and Linux.

In this article I will show you what you have to do for a successfulinstallation, but I will not guide you for the Next -> Next -> Finish steps.

Let’s start installing VMWare player on Ubuntu 13.04.

1. Install the needed dependencies:

2. Download VMWare Player from the official site.

3. Add execution permissions on the VMWare downloaded file:

4. Execute VMWare-Player and continue the installation from theGraphical User Interface:

This is everything. Enjoy.

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5 comments on “Install VMware Player on Ubuntu 13.04”

Rolando says:April 18, 2013 at 8:10 pm

Why doesn’t start the gui, but the setup proceed in text mode?I must solve this problem even for Sybase ASA, that is affected bythe same problem, the setup start in text mode!

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Serge says:May 13, 2013 at 12:11 am

Hi. Im new to ubuntu but trying to learn. I would like to install wmware player on my new installation of ubuntu 13.04 according tothe procedure above but I cannot seem to get the graphicalinstaller starting. Instead I just get the text ”

“you must accept the VMware OVF Tool component for LinuxEnd User License Agreement to continue”

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3 de 6 6/17/2013 11:19 AM

When i press enter I just get a very long text but no option tocontinue.

Help would be much appreciated.

Below I have included the commands I use:

sr1@sr1-ThinkPad-R500:~$ sudo apt-get install build-essentiallinux-headers-`uname -r`[sudo] password for sr1:Reading package lists… DoneBuilding dependency treeReading state information… Donebuild-essential is already the newest version.linux-headers-3.8.0-19-generic is already the newest version.0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.sr1@sr1-ThinkPad-R500:~$ cd ~/Downloadssr1@sr1-ThinkPad-R500:~/Downloads$ chmod +x VMware-Player-*.bundlesr1@sr1-ThinkPad-R500:~/Downloads$ sudo ./VMware-Player-*.bundleExtracting VMware Installer…done.You must accept the VMware OVF Tool component for Linux EndUserLicense Agreement to continue. Press Enter to proceed.

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Geekster says:May 13, 2013 at 8:05 am

you need to accept the terms to continue with the graphicalinstallation. you have either to scroll down the term list tounlock continue / next, either to thick some box saying youaccept

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Tioraul says:May 16, 2013 at 6:29 pm

press space a couple of times then you have tu press y (yes)


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Zack says:June 6, 2013 at 12:36 am

hey guys i’ve got a problem from the first commandthis is what i get when i type the first command (sudo apt-get installbuild-essential linux-headers-`uname -r`)and this what i get when i type it (Reading package lists… DoneBuilding dependency treeReading state information… DonePackage build-essential is not available, but is referred to by anotherpackage.This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, oris only available from another source

E: Package ‘build-essential’ has no installation candidate)can anyone help me please :/ i’m new to this

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