So, first switch the directory to Downloads. You can install different guest operating systems to run simultaneously.īy default what we download from internet using the browser goes into Downloads folder of Ubuntu. If we talk about the guest operating system then it supports a wide range such as Windows 10, Windows 8.X, Windows 7, Windows XP, Ubuntu, Red Hat, SUSE, Oracle Linux, Debian, Fedora, openSUSE, Mint, CentOS and more. Workstation player can easily install and run on multiple x86-based Windows, Linux and MacOS. The Vmware Workstation player is free for students or personal use but for commercial purpose, you need to purchase a license. This tutorial to install VMware player on Ubuntu, here, performed on the latest version 18.04 which will also work on Ubuntu 18.10, 17.04, 17.10, 16.04 and so on… Steps given here are same for Vmware workstation 14 player too. While writing this article the Vmware Workstation 15 player was the latest version for Windows and Linux platforms like Ubuntu.

Installing Vmware workstation player on Linux Ubuntu is one of the best alternatives to VirtualBox for creating and running Virtual machines in minutes…

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