# For VMware PlayerĬhmod +x VMware-Player-Full-*.x86_64.bundleĬhmod +x VMware-Workstation-Full-*.x86_64.bundle If you downloaded it from a browser, then you need to navigate to your downloads directory cd ~/Downloads Then make the downloaded file executable as below. Now with the bundle downloaded successfully, proceed and install it. While on the above page, select Workstation Pro for Linux and proceed with your download.Īnother way to download the bundle is by using Wget as below: wget Step 2 – Install VMware Player | Workstation Pro 16 This version of VMware can be downloaded by visiting the official VMware Workstation Pro downloads page. Step 1 – Download VMware Player | Workstationĭownload VMware workstation pro and player using the provided links belowĭownload VMware workstation Player from the official VMware Workstation downloads pageĪlternatively, obtain the download link and pull it with Wget as below. In this guide, we will install both the VMWare Player 16 and the Workstation Pro 16 on our Debian 11/10 system. Update your system to the latest stable packages: sudo apt update & sudo apt upgrade Install VMWare Player | Workstation Pro 16 on Debian 11/10. Sudo apt install linux-headers-$(uname -r) Sudo apt install build-essential gcc perl bzip2 dkms make Disk Space – Depends on the host operating system, but you should have some space about 30GB free for Virtual Machine installationĪlso remember, to get better performance, you should have a hardware virtualization (AMD-v/VT-d/VT-x) extension enabled from the BIOS of your host system.The minimum requirements for a host system to be able to install VMware are: Further, I will demonstrate how to make an installation with VMware. Allows creating and managing Encrypted VMsīy the end of this guide, you should be able to install VMware Player Workstation 16 on Debian 11/10.Virtual Network Simulation (Packet Loss, Latency, Bandwidth).Virtual Network Customization (NAT, network rename).Ability to create Linked Clones and full clones.

The VMware Workstation Pro has the following additional features: VMware Workstation Pro – Normally, this is a paid version that is more advanced and professional as well.VMware Workstation player – This is a basic VMware verison andn is non-commercial.

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