====== VMware Player - Installing/Uninstalling ======

===== Installing VMware Player Ubuntu 64bit =====

  * Install required packages build-essential and linux-headers

<code>
sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r)
</code>

  * [[https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/free#desktop_end_user_computing/vmware_player/5_0|Download]] the latest VMware player e.g. VMware-Player-5.0.2-1031769.x86_64.bundle (download the bundle version, not the rpm one) and run it as root using gksudo. You'll get a graphical installer that installs VMware player for you.

<code>
gksudo bash ./tmp/VMware-Player-5.0.2-1031769.x86_64.bundle
</code>

===== Uninstalling =====

List VMware Products installed:

<code>
vmware-installer -l
</code>

Uninstall Vmware Player

<code>
sudo vmware-installer -u vmware-player
</code>

See also: [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VMware/Player|Ubuntu Community Documentation VMware/Player]]


===== Kernel Update Issue =====

   sudo vmware-modconfig --console --install-all


[[http://askubuntu.com/questions/286326/unable-to-start-vmware-workstation-after-upgrade-to-13-04|Unable to start VMWare Workstation after upgrade to 13.04]]