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Using VMware Player
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The configuration program displays a message saying the configuration completed
successfully.
9. If you do not see the configuration complete message, run the configuration program
again.
10. When you are done, exit from the root account.
exit
Configuring the Installation with vmware-config.pl
Use vmware-config.pl to configure your installation of VMware Player.
Note: If you run the RPM installer, you must run this program separately from the command
line. If you install from the tar archive, the installer offers to launch the configuration program for
you. Answer Yes when you see the prompt.
Required Configuration Changes
Configuration with vmware-config.pl is required in the following circumstances:
• When you install VMware Player the first time.
• When you upgrade your version of VMware Player.
• When you upgrade your host operating system kernel. (It is not necessary to reinstall
VMware Player after you upgrade your kernel.)
Location of vmware-config.pl
The installer places vmware-config.pl in /usr/bin. If /usr/bin is not in your default
path, run the program with the following command:
/usr/bin/vmware-config.pl
Running VMware Player
The following sections give instructions for running VMware Player.
To start VMware Player
1. To open VMware Player:
• Choose VMware Player from the Start > Programs menu in Windows, or from the
corresponding program menu in a Linux X windows session.
• From a command line, type:
In Windows, enter <path>vmplayer.exe
In Linux, enter <path>vmplayer
where <path> is the appropriate path on your system to the application file.
A dialog box is displayed.
2. Enter or browse for the configuration file of the virtual machine you want to play. Use the
field Files of type to filter the files that are displayed when you browse.
VMware Player can open .vmx files, .vmc files, and .sv2i files.
3. When you have entered or selected a virtual machine configuration file, click Open.
VMware Player automatically opens the virtual machine and powers it on.
You can also open a virtual machine by right-clicking its configuration file to display a
context menu from which you can open the virtual machine in VMware Player.