

Sudo apt install build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r)Ĭhmod +x VMware-Workstation-Full-16.2.3-19376536.x86_64.bundle In order to run VMware Workstation 17 properly, you must install the required packages to build the VMware kernel modules: VMware Workstation can be easily installed on Debian by downloading the required bundle and executing the following commands:Ĭhmod +x VMware-Workstation-Full-17.0.0-20800274.x86_64.bundle

VMware Workstation Player can easily be installed by downloading the relevant bundle and then running as root eg sudo sh VMware-Player-15.5.6-16341506.x86_64.bundle on a an vmplayer is useful for running a single VM guest. It does emulate various hardware devices like network, graphics and audio cards. VMware is not a true emulator, it doesn't emulate a CPU like Bochs does, it wraps CPU commands around. You can use it for example to convert your physical installations or other virtual machines types to a VMware virtual environment.Ĭommercial products like VMware Workstation Pro is available for Linux. VMware vCenter Converter is zero-cost and allows you to convert your physical OS to a virtual environment OS. Both Windows and a Linux versions are available.įor Free Software alternatives see our SystemVirtualization section. It allows you to run any x86 compatible OS in a kind of 'sandbox' - inside the VMware virtual machine you can run other operating systems like Windows, FreeBSD or some other version of Linux. “C:\VMware\HassOS\hassos_ova-3.13.vmdk”)ġ7.VMware is a proprietary and commercial PC virtualization solution running on amd64 compatible CPUs ( supported CPUs), since version 11. vdmk you extracted at the beginning (e.g. vdmk file in the chosen directory but it can be safely ignored.Ī.

Ignore the warning about the specified location already containing a virtual machine. Provide a name and the location from earlier (eg. I will install the operating system later.Ī. Choose the Virtual Machine Hardware CompatibilityĪ.

Welcome to the New Virtual Machine Wizardĥ. Make a new directory where you want the VM to live. I actually just did this 3 days ago in VMware Workstation 15 Pro 15.5.2… here’s how: Windows Explorer:ġ.
