Sometimes when I want to experiment I prefer to use a different system so that I don’t mess things up on my own system. Here, I wanted to run another isolated instance of Linux. A good option is to install VM (Virtual Machine) software such as VMware Workstation Pro. Broadcom, the parent company to VMware made this software FREE for personal use as of last year.
Here I install a Linux VM on a Linux system.
Step 1
Download VMware Workstation Pro here.
Step 2
Open a terminal window and switch to the directory that you saved the download. The software is in .bundle format and the installer should be invoked via a terminal window like in this example. Just be sure to change the file name to the name of the file that you downloaded.
sudo sh VMware-Workstation-Full-17.6.4-24832109.x86_64.bundleIt’s easy to mistype a long filename as I did on my first attempt.
The installer will run and should end with “Installation was successful.”
You can now access VMware Workstation Pro from the menu.
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