For this guide, I installed Alpine Linux.
That is it! You have created a VM with the configurations given, you can alter the settings made by clicking on Customize Hardware.Ĭlick Finish then proceed and install the OS of choice. Proceed and select the type of operating system you want to install on the VM. Select the ISO file of the Operating system you want to install. That is it, proceed and create a virtual machine and install your required Operating system.Ĭreating a new VM will require you to make configurations. If you want to license the Workstation Pro, enter your License here, otherwise proceed with the second option. Launch Vmware from the App Menu as below. I will demonstrate this by installing Alpine Linux. Now that we have installed VMware successfully, we will proceed and use it. Sudo /etc/init.d/vmware start Use VMware Player 16| VMware Workstation Pro 16 on Debian 11/10. 100%Īs seen from the output above, the installation is successful now we need to install the required VMware modules i.e VMnet and VMmon. Now with the file executable, install it on Debian 11/10 as below. # For VMware PlayerĬhmod +x VMware-Player-Full-*.x86_64.bundleĬhmod +x VMware-Workstation-Full-*.x86_64.bundle If you downloaded it from a browser, then you need to navigate to your downloads directory cd ~/Downloads Then make the downloaded file executable as below. Now with the bundle downloaded successfully, proceed and install it. While on the above page, select Workstation Pro for Linux and proceed with your download.Īnother way to download the bundle is by using Wget as below: wget Step 2 – Install VMware Player | Workstation Pro 16 on Debian 11/10 This version of VMware can be downloaded by visiting the official VMware Workstation Pro downloads page. Step 1 – Download VMware Player | Workstation Pro 16 on Debian 11/10ĭownload VMware workstation pro and player using the provided links belowĭownload VMware workstation Player from the official VMware Workstation downloads pageĪlternatively, obtain the download link and pull it with Wget as below. In this guide, we will install both the VMWare Player 16 and the Workstation Pro 16 on our Debian 11/10 system.
Update your system to the latest stable packages: sudo apt update & sudo apt upgrade Install VMWare Player | Workstation Pro 16 on Debian 11/10. Sudo apt install linux-headers-$(uname -r) Sudo apt install build-essential gcc perl bzip2 dkms make
Further, I will demonstrate how to make an installation with VMware.