Howto Install Vmware Player 3 on Ubuntu 9.10
Vmware player free virtualisation software from VMware. Vmware player 3.0 no longer restricted to just powering on and running a pre-built virtual machine; it has the ability to create virtual machines like its big brother, Workstation. While it may not pack the same punch as VMware Workstation, it has graduated to a new level of usefulness. In addition to being able to create new virtual machines, Player 3.0 also lets users edit the virtual machine settings, supports Microsoft Windows 7 as a guest and host platform, and provides a new virtual machine library interface. Other new features found in VMware Player 3.0 include: * Aero support for Windows 7 and Windows Vista guests * OpenGL support for Windows guests * Automatic download and installation of the latest VMware Tools package * Multiple monitor support * Print from your VM without installing printer drivers, thanks to a deal with ThinPrint * ALSA Sound support on Linux hosts * Added VIX API support so that developers write applications that can interact with their VMs 1. To Install Vmware player 3.0 download it from downloads.vmware.com 2. Navigate to where the .bundle VMWare file is, then type this in: musa@lanx1~$ sudo sh VMware-Player-3.0.0-203739.i386.bundle And that’s it! Enjoy your VMWare Player installation!

