VMware Kernel Module Installīefore you start using VMware to create virtual machines, you first need to go through a configuration setup. So, just click on “ Install” and after installation, you will be headed to the one-time configuration page. When you open the VMware, you’ll also get a prompt to install the required kernel modules. As you can see, installing Workstation Pro also install the Workstation Player. Now, you can go to Activities, search for “ vmware” and open the VMware Workstation Pro. Post Installation of VMware Workstation Pro in Ubuntu Run the command to install build packages that contain GCC, Binutils, and other important utility: $ sudo apt install build-essential VMware-Workstation-Full-16.1.2-17966106.x86_64.bundleīefore you open the VMware, you also need to install the required build packages unless you’ll get the below dialog box. bundle file by first changing permission to make the file executable using either Properties (GUI way) or chmod command. In this method, you can install the VMware. If you successfully install VMware in the last step, you can skip this step as it is just another method to install Workstation Pro.

Once you download the file, you can simply run the below command with root privileges to install VMware software. bundle file ( VMware-Workstation-Full-16.1.2-17966106.x86_64.bundle), which is basically a shell script with embedded binary data. Go to the VMware download page and click on “ Download Now”. Install VMware Workstation Pro On Ubuntu 20.04 For a better experience, you can have 4GB or above of RAM and disk space based on the space, you’ll allocate to the virtual machine. The host system should also have at least 2GB of RAM. If you want to run a 64-bit guest OS as a virtual machine, your host system must use either Intel CPU with VT-x support or AMD CPU with AMD-V support. System Requirements for VMware Workstation Pro You can also follow the below installation step to install VMware Workstation Player on Linux by downloading it from the official page.

In this article, I’ll show you how you can install VMware Workstation Pro 16 on Ubuntu 20.04 to set up and use multiple virtual machines ( Guest OS) on your single physical machine ( Host OS).

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