You run the Linux bundle installer to install Workstation Pro on a Linux host system. By default, Workstation Pro is installed silently, and the installation progress is displayed in the terminal. When Workstation Pro is launched for the first time, a dialog box asks you to accept the EULAs and configure necessary settings. At the same time, pure console installation is also supported. You can run the installer with the --console option to install and configure Workstation Pro in the terminal, without the first-time dialog box appearing during the first launch.
Remote connections and virtual machine sharing are enabled by default when you install Workstation Pro. With remote connections, you can connect to remote hosts and run remote virtual machines. With virtual machine sharing, you can create virtual machines that other instances of Workstation Pro can access remotely.
Prerequisites
- Verify that the host system meets the host system requirements. See Host System Requirements for Workstation Pro.
- Verify that no incompatible VMware products are installed on the host system. See Installing Workstation Pro with Other VMware Products.
- Obtain the Workstation Pro software and license key. See Obtaining the Workstation Pro Software and License Key.
- If you plan to use the Integrated Virtual Debugger for Eclipse, install it on the host system. See Installing the Integrated Virtual Debuggers for Eclipse.
- Compile the real-time clock function into the Linux kernel.
- Verify that the parallel port PC-style hardware option (CONFIG_PARPORT_PC) is built and loaded as a kernel module and that it is set to m when the kernel is compiled.
- Familiarize yourself with the Linux command-line installation options. You must use the --custom option to specify certain configuration settings. See Linux Command Line Installation Options.
- Verify that you have root access on the host system.