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Table Of Contents
- Getting Started with VMware Player
- Contents
- Getting Started with VMware Player
- Introduction and System Requirements
- Installing and Using Player
- Creating Virtual Machines
- Understanding Virtual Machines
- Preparing to Create a Virtual Machine
- Create a Virtual Machine
- Use Easy Install to Install a Guest Operating System
- Install a Guest Operating System Manually
- Importing Virtual Machines
- Installing and Upgrading VMware Tools
- Installing VMware Tools
- Upgrading VMware Tools
- Configure Software Update Preferences
- Configure VMware Tools Updates for a Specific Virtual Machine
- Manually Installing and Upgrading VMware Tools
- Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a Windows Virtual Machine
- Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a Linux Virtual Machine
- Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a NetWare Virtual Machine
- Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a Solaris Virtual Machine
- Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a FreeBSD Virtual Machine
- Start the VMware User Process Manually If You Do Not Use a Session Manager
- Uninstall VMware Tools
- Virtual Machine Files
- Using Virtual Machines
- Starting Virtual Machines in Player
- Stopping Virtual Machines in Player
- Transferring Files and Text
- Using the Drag-and-Drop Feature
- Using the Copy and Paste Feature
- Using Shared Folders
- Mapping a Virtual Disk to the Host System
- Add a Host Printer to a Virtual Machine
- Using Removable Devices in Virtual Machines
- Install New Software in a Virtual Machine
- Changing the Virtual Machine Display
- Download a Virtual Appliance in Player
- Remove a Virtual Machine from the Library in Player
- Configuring and Managing Virtual Machines
- Change the Name of a Virtual Machine
- Change the Guest Operating System for a Virtual Machine
- Change the Working Directory for a Virtual Machine
- Change the Virtual Machine Directory for a Virtual Machine
- Change the Memory Allocation for a Virtual Machine
- Configuring Video and Sound
- Moving Virtual Machines
- Delete a Virtual Machine
- View the Message Log for a Virtual Machine
- Using the VIX API
- Configuring and Managing Devices
- Configuring DVD, CD-ROM, and Floppy Drives
- Configuring a USB Controller
- Configuring and Maintaining Virtual Hard Disks
- Configuring Virtual Ports
- Add a Virtual Parallel Port to a Virtual Machine
- Configure a Virtual Parallel Port on a Linux 2.6.x Kernel Host
- Configure Permissions for a Parallel Port Device on a Linux Host
- Troubleshoot ECR Errors for Parallel Ports
- Add a Virtual Serial Port to a Virtual Machine
- Change the Input Speed of a Serial Connection
- Configuring Generic SCSI Devices
- Configuring Eight-Way Virtual Symmetric Multiprocessing
- Configuring Keyboard Features
- Modify Hardware Settings for a Virtual Machine
- Configuring Network Connections
- Index
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
--gtk
Opens the GUI-based VMware installer, which is the default option.
--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.
--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.
--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
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.
Procedure
n
To uninstall Player on a Windows host system, use the Windows uninstall feature.
For example, on Windows 7, select Start > Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features > Uninstall
a program.
n
To uninstall Player on a Linux host system, type the command vmware-installer -u vmware-player.
The uninstall program lets you specify whether to preserve your configuration files.
Start Player
How you start Player depends on the host system platform and the options that you select when you install
Player.
On Windows host systems, you might have a desktop shortcut, a quick launch shortcut, or a combination of
these options in addition to a Start menu item.
On Linux host systems, you start Player from the command line. On some Linux distributions, including Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1, you can also start Player from the System Tools menu under Applications.
Procedure
n
To start Player on a Windows host system, select Start > Programs > VMware Player.
n
To start Player on a Linux host system, type the vmplayer command.
Option Description
/usr/bin is in your default path
vmplayer &
/usr/bin is not in your default path
/usr/bin/vmplayer &
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