Here i will show you how to install VMware Workstation on Fedora 18 (x86_64).
Step 1: Go to download page of the VMware Workstation 9.
Step 2: Select and download VMware-Workstation-Full-.x.x.x.bundle.
Step 3: Open Terminal.
Step 4: Switch to root user.
password:
Step 5: Install libraries and kernel headers.
[root@itzgeek~/# yum install kernel-headers kernel kernel-devel gcc make
Step 6:Copy Linux version.h to modules.
Step 7: Change the file permission to make it executable.
## 32 Bit ##
[root@itzgeek~/]# chmod 755 VMware-Workstation-Full-9.x.x.i386.bundle
## 64 Bit ##
[root@itzgeek~/]# chmod 755 VMware-Workstation-Full-9.x.x.x86_64.bundle
Step 8: Install VMware Workstation 9.
## 32 Bit ##
[root@itzgeek~/]# ./VMware-Workstation-Full-9.x.x.i386.bundle
## 64 Bit ##
[root@itzgeek~/]# ./VMware-Workstation-Full-9.x.x.x86_64.bundle
Installer will start to extracting files for the installation, it might take some time.
Step 9: Select I Agree and click next.
Step 10: Choose your option for update and then click next.
Step 11: Choose your option for sending anonymous statistics and then click Next.
Step 11: Enter the user that will initially connect to workstation server (Leave the default user) and then click next.
Step 12: Choose your shared directory for shared virtual machine (Leave the default) and then click next.
Step 13: Enter the port no to use for https access to workstation server (Leave the default).
Step 14: Enter the new hard limit (Leave the default) and then click next.
Step 15: Click on Install to begin installation.
VMware installation has been started, sit back for a while.
Step 16: Click close the button to finish the installation.
Step 17: Start the VMware Workstation ( Applications —–> System Tools ——> VMware Workstation).
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Step 18: Accept the license agreement.
Step 19: You should see the home screen of the VMware Workstation; here you can manage the Virtual Machines.
That’s all! You have successfully installed VMware Workstation.