Specifications

Linux Command Line Installation Options
You can use command line installation options to install Player on a Linux host system.
To use the installation options, you must be logged in as root. Exit from the root account after the
installation is finished.
Table 2‑1. Linux Command Line Installation Options
Option Description
--console
Enables you to use the terminal for installation.
--custom
Use this option to customize the locations of the installation directories and set
the hard limit for the number of open file descriptors.
--eulas-agreed
Allows you to silently accept the product EULAs.
--gtk
Opens the GUI-based VMware installer, which is the default option.
--ignore-errors or -I
Allows the installation to continue even if there is an error in one of the installer
scripts. Because the section that has an error does not complete, the component
might not be properly configured
--regular
Shows installation questions that have not been answered before or are required.
This is the default option.
--required
Shows the license agreement only and then proceeds to install Player.
--set-setting vmware-installer
installShortcuts
Adds shortcuts when Workstation is installed. The default is yes .
--set-setting vmware-installer
libdir /opt
Creates:
n
/opt/vmware (Workstation or Player)
n
/opt/vmware-installer
n
/opt/vmware-vix
The default is /usr/lib .
--set-setting vmware-installer
prefix /usr/local
Installs executable files you run directly (ex: vmware, vmplayer, vmware-
networks, etc.) here. Remainder of the product distributed under libdir-derived
paths. The default is /usr .
--set-setting vmware-player
serialNumber
Lets you enter the license key when Player is installed. Enter the license key with
hyphens, for example, xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx.
--set-setting vmware-player-app
simplifiedUI
Turn on or off certain UI features of Player. The default is no.
--set-setting vmware-player-app
softwareUpdateEnabled
Enables automatic upgrades for VMware Player when a new build becomes
available.
--set-setting vmware-player-app
softwareUpdateURL
Specifies a custom URL for managing software updates (separate from
vmware.com).
--set-setting vmware-player-app
supportURL
Set a support URL or email alias specifically for your users to contact with
product issues through the or Player Help menu.
--set-setting vmware-workstation
serialNumber
Lets you enter the license key when Workstation is installed. Enter the license
key with hyphens, for example, xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx.
Uninstall Player
You must uninstall the previous version of Player before you can install the latest version.
How you uninstall Player depends on the host system platform.
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