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6 (Optional) Select either Yes or No to allow VMware Player to check for product updates when you start
VMware Player.
Product updates include new releases of VMware Player.
Click Learn More to review details of the information collected to provide software product updates.
7 (Optional) To change product update settings, select File > Player Preferences menu.
8 Click Next.
9 (Optional) Confirm whether VMware can collect anonymous system data and usage statistics for product
improvement.
The data collection process does not affect the performance of your computer.
Click Learn More to review details of the information collected.
10 (Optional) To change User experience improvement program settings, select File > Player Preferences
menu.
11 Click Next.
12 Click Install.
13 (Optional) If the GUI based VMware Player installer fails, run the installation file with the --console
command in your terminal.
Command-Line Installation Options
You can use command-line installation options to install VMware Player on a Linux host.
Command-Line Installation Options Reference
To use the options you must be logged in as root. After you finish the installation process, exit from the root
account.
Table 4-1. List of Command-Line Installation Options
Command-Line Installation Option Option Description
--gtk
Opens the GUI based VMware installer. This is the default
option.
--console
Allows you to use the terminal for installation.
--custom
Shows all the installation questions. You can customize the
installation directories, set or reset the Eclipse directories and
hard limit for the number of open file descriptors.
--regular
Shows installation questions that have not been answered
before or are required. This is the default option.
--required
Shows only the EULA, then proceeds to install VMware
Player.
--ignore-errors or -I Allows the installation to continue even if there is an error in
one of the installer scripts. However, the section that has an
error does not complete, so the component may not be
properly configured.
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