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Installing VMware Workstation Pro

 Article ID: 387947  Updated On: 02-10-2025

Products

VMware Workstation Pro

Issue/Introduction

This article provide steps to install VMware Workstation Pro

Environment

VMware Workstation Pro

Resolution

T a b le o f C o n t en t s

• Before starting
• Downloading VMware Workstation Pro

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• Installing VMware Workstation Pro

• After Installation

Be f o r e s t a r t i n g

Before installing VMware Workstation Pro:

• Review the latest release notes here

• Ensure that the physical machine meets the below requirements:
◦ Processor requirements for Host Systems
◦ Workstation Host OS Support
◦ Workstation Documentation Site

Do w n l o a d i n g V Mw a r e W o r k st a t i o n P r o

To download VMware Workstation Pro, login to the Broadcom Support Portal here.
For additional Information review the article, Downloading VMware Workstation Pro

I n st a l l i n g V Mw a r e W o r k st a t i o n P r o

N o te :

• Please uninstall any previous versions of VMware Workstation before installing a new
version. To upgrade VMware Workstation, review, Upgrading VMware Workstation Pro

T o i n s ta l l V M w a r e W o r k s ta ti o n o n a W i n d o w s h o s t:

1. Log in to the Windows host system as the Administrator user or as a user who is a
member of the local Administrators group.
2. Open the folder where the VMware Workstation installer was downloaded. The default
location is the Downloads folder for the user account on the Windows host.

No te: The installer file name is similar to VMware-workstation-full-####-####.exe,

where ####-#### are the version and build numbers.

3. Right-click the installer and click Run as Administrator.

4. Select a setup option:
◦ Typical: Installs typical Workstation features. If the Integrated Virtual Debugger for
Visual Studio or Eclipse is present on the host system, the associated Workstation
plug-ins are installed.
◦ Custom: Select which Workstation features to install and specify where to install
them. Select this option to change the shared virtual machines directory, modify
the VMware Workstation Server port, or install the enhanced virtual keyboard driver.
The enhanced virtual keyboard driver provides better handling of international
keyboards and keyboards that have extra keys.

5. Follow the on-screen instructions to finish the installation.

6. Restart the host machine.

Link to documentation, Install Workstation Pro on a Windows Host

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T o i n s ta l l V M w a r e W o r k s ta ti o n o n a L i n u x h o s t:

No te: The Linux bundle installer starts a GUI wizard on most Linux distributions. In some Linux
distributions, the bundle installer starts a command-line wizard instead of a GUI wizard.

1. Log in to the Linux host with the user account with desired account to use with VMware
Workstation.
2. Open a terminal interface. For more information, see Opening a command or shell
prompt
3. Change to root. For example:

su root

No te: The command depends on the Linux distribution and configuration.

4. Change directories to the directory that contains the VMware Workstation bundle installer
file. The default location is the Download directory.
5. Run the appropriate Workstation installer file for the host system.

For example:

sh VMware-workstation-Full-####-####.architecture.bundle [--option]

Where:
◦ ####-#### is the version and build numbers
◦ architecture is i386 or x86_64
◦ option is a command line option.

This table describes the command line options:

Optio
Description
n

--gtk Opens the GUI-based VMware installer, which is the default option.

--
consol Use the terminal for installation.
e

--
Use this option to customize the locations of the installation directories
custo
and set the hard limit for the number of open file descriptors.
m

--
Shows installation questions that have not been answered before or
regula
are required. This is the default option.
r

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--
ignore
Allows the installation to continue even if there is an error in one of the
-errors
installer scripts. Because the section that has an error does not
or complete, the component might not be properly configured.

-I

--
Shows the license agreement only and then proceeds to install
requir
Workstation
ed

6. Accept the license agreement.

Note: Using the --console option or installing VMware Workstation on a Linux host that
does not support the GUI wizard, press Enter to scroll through and read the license
agreement or type q to skip to the yes/no prompt.

7. Follow the on-screen instructions or prompts to finish the installation.

8. Restart the Linux host.

Link to documentation, Install Workstation Pro on a Linux Host

A f t er in st a lla t io n

On Windows host systems:

• The installer creates a desktop shortcut, a quick launch shortcut, or a combination of

these options in addition to a Start Menu item.
• To start VMware Workstation Pro on a Windows host system, select Start > Programs >
VMware Workstation.

On Linux host systems:

• VMware Workstation Pro can be started from the command line on all Linux distributions.
• On some Linux distributions, VMware Workstation Peo can be started in the GUI from the
System Tools menu under Applications.
• To start VMware Workstation Pro on a Linux host system from the command line, run the
vmware & command in a terminal window. For more information, see Opening a
command or shell prompt

For example:

/usr/bin/vmware &

When you start Workstation Pro for the first time, Workstation will require users to accept the End
User License Agreement.

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