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VMware-Player on Ubuntu

Ubuntu 17.10

Due to a update bug vmware-player won't compile. But I got can confirm, that version 14.1.1 ist working fine.

If you like to use the cli interfaxe VIX with vmware-player (always use -T player !):

vmrun -T player ...

you will most likely get the error:

vmrun -T player list
> Unable to connect to host.
> Error: The specified version was not found

To get it running with vmware-player perform the following tasḱs:

chmod 755 VMware-VIX*.bundle && sudo ./VMware-VIX*.bundle
  • go into super user mode, change to the VIX-directory and alter the file vixwrapper-config.txt according to your installed components (vmware-player version).
sudo su
cd /usr/lib/vmware-vix
vim vixwrapper-config.txt

> # Workstation 12.0.0
> #ws          19  vmdb  12.1.1 Workstation-12.0.0
> #player    19  vmdb  12.1.1 Workstation-12.0.0
> ws          19  vmdb  14.1.1 Workstation-12.0.0
> player    19  vmdb  14.1.1 Workstation-12.0.0

Voilá:

vmrun -T player list
> Total running VMs: 1
> /virtualmachines/Vmware/myMachine

P.S.: remember: using vmrun with vmware-player always needs the parameter '-T player to work!!!