How to Install VMware Workstation 11 on Lubuntu 15.04 Vivid 64-bit Linux/GNU Easy Visual-Guide

A Short List of the VMware Workstation 11 New Features:

• New Operating System Support
• VMware Hardware Version 11
• Unity improvements for Windows 8.1 virtual machines
• Allocate up to 2GB video memory to a virtual machine
• Improvements for high DPI displays
• Integration with VMware vCloud Air virtual private cloud
• Boot virtual machines with EFI support
• Create desktop shortcuts for virtual machines

1. Download VMware Workstation 11 (30 Days Trial)

   VMware Workstation 11 Linux 64-bit

   Select from the List the VMware-Workstation 11 for Linux.

2. Open a Command Line Terminal Window
   Ctrl+Alt+t
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

3. First, Install the Required Packages.

   sudo su -c "apt-get install gcc build-essential"

   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo

4. Then Start the VMware-Workstation Installation Wizard

   cd $HOME/Downloads

   sudo su -c "chmod +x ./VMware-Workstation*11*.bundle"

   sudo su -c "./VMware-Workstation*11*.bundle"

5. Then Follow the VMware Workstation 11 Installation WorkFlow.

   

   Choose is Check for Updates on Startup.

   

   Set the User Enabled to Administer the Workstation 11.

   

   Then the Shared VMs Target.

   

   The Https Port to Connect to the VMware Server.

   

   Possibly Insert the License Key if Already have One.

   

   Then Start Installation.

   
   
   

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

   Instructions to Patch VMware on Linux 3.19

   VMware Patch Linux 3.19.

7. Then You can Enjoy the VMware Workstation 11 for Linux.

   

8. How to Install the VMware-Tools on VMware Workstation Guests:

   VMWare Tools Installation Guides

   SetUp VMware Tools on Clients.

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