Linux VMWare Workstation

Friday, May 18, 2012

Linux Install VMWare Workstation 8 on Fedora 15

This Step-by-Step Guide Show How-to Install the VMware Workstation 8 on Linux Fedora.

The Tutorial Comprehend the Issue-Free Procedure to Successfully Compiling the Workstation 8 Kernel Modules.

The Kernel Modules are Indispensables to the VMWare Workstation 8 on Linux and Without a Correct Patch will be Difficult to Successfully Compile them.

Open a Terminal Window
Login as SuperUser
```
su
```

Access the vmware-workstation.bundle location

cd <path/To/VMware-Workstation-Full-8.X.X-XXXXXX.ARCH.bundle>

Install VMWare-Workstation 8

./VMware-Workstation-Full-8.X.X-XXXXXX.ARCH.bundle

Download and Apply Patch to Virtual Machines with Kernels > 3.1:
- For Virtual Machines with Kernels 3.2 OR 3.3 Apply this Patch:
  
  Workstation 8 VM K3.2-3.3 Patch
  
  VMWare Workstation Patch for Virtual Machines with Kernels 3.2-3.3
For Virtual Machines with Kernels 3.2 OR 3.3 Apply this Patch:

Workstation 8 VM K3.2-3.3 Patch

VMWare Workstation Patch for Virtual Machines with Kernel 3.4

Linux Can Not Remove/Uninstall Workstation 8

If you Followed some Bad Uninstalling Procedures and your VMWare Workstation Installation is Simply Broken and you Can Not Arrive to Remove It this Post Will Show you the Needed Trick to Apply.

Since it is Very Complicate to Remove a Broken Uninstallation disposing Only of One VMWare Workstation Version you will Need to Find Possibly an Up-Grade Version. If you have Installed the Last Linux VMWare Workstation Version so you Can Try to Use a Down-Grade to Obtain the Same Result...

Open a Terminal Window

Access the New VMWare Workstation Location
```
cd path/To/VMWare Workstation .bundle
```

Start the VMWare Workstation Installer with the -I flag to Suppress Errors
```
vmware-workstation-8.x.x.bundle -I --console --custom
```
The Workstation Installer will Take Care of Removing Every Trace of Existing Workstation Installation Before to Install the New Version.
Now if you Want Definitely Remove the VMWare from your System Call Again the Installer But This Time with the -u flag
```
vmware-installer -u vmware-workstation
```