How-to Install VMware Player 7 on Linux Mint 17 Qiana LTS 32-64bit Easy Visual-Guide

July 13th, 2014 by thelinuxevangelist

Install VMware Player 7 Linux Mint 17 Qiana LTS

The Linux Tutorial Shows You Step-by-Step How-to Install VMware Player 7 Free for Linux Mint 17 Qiana LTS i386/amd64 Mate/Cinnamon/KDE/Xfce GNU Desktop.

Includes Detailed Commands & Instructions on Ubuntu VMware Player 7 Installation that Show Every single Step and Command involved…

To the How-to Install VMware Player 7 on Linux Mint Bottom You Find Links to Apply the Patch for Kernels 3.19+ and Install VMWare Tools for Player 7 Guests.

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A Short List of VMware Player 7 New Features:

  • Installation Options
  • Simplified UI Mode
  • New Operating System Support
  • VMware Hardware Version 10
  • Expiring Virtual Machines

  1. Download VMware Player Free for Linux:

    VMware Player 7 32/64-bit

    Select the VMware Player for Linux 32/64-bit from the List Contained.

  2. Open Terminal Window
    (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

    Install VMware Player 7 on Linux Mint - Open Terminal
  3. First Install the Required Packages 
    sudo apt-get install gcc build-essential

    If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then Look: Solution

  4. Then Execute the VMware Player Installation Script 
    cd $HOME/Downloads
    sudo su -c "chmod +x ./VMware-Player*.bundle"
    sudo su -c "./VMware-Player*.bundle"

  5. Then Follow the Installation WorkFlow

    Linux Mint 17 Qiana VMware Player 7 Installation - License Agreement 1
    Linux Mint 17 Qiana VMware Player 7 Installation - License Agreement 2
    Linux Mint 17 Qiana VMware Player 7 Installation - Check for Updates
    Linux Mint 17 Qiana VMware Player 7 Installation - Anonymous Statistics

    The License Key is needed Only for Upgrade to VMware Player 7 Plus!

    Linux Mint 17 Qiana VMware Player 7 Installation - License Key for Player Plus
    Linux Mint 17 Qiana VMware Player 7 Installation - Start Installation
    Linux Mint 17 Qiana VMware Player 7 Installation - Installing
    Linux Mint 17 Qiana VMware Player 7 Installation - Done

  6. For Linux Kernels 3.19+ is Essential to Apply this Patch:

    Instructions to Patch VMware on Linux 3.19

  7. Latest Enjoy the VMware Player 7 for Linux

    Linux Mint VMware Player 7 GUI

  8. How-to Install the VMWare-Tools for VMware Player VMs:

    VMware Tools Installation Guides

    9. After You should Finally Enjoy the Powerful VMware Virtual Machines Virtualization Linux Mint :)

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