Linux.com: Running VMware Player under Linux

“After testing VMware’s new Player on Windows a few weeks ago, I
wanted to see how it performs on Linux. While the Player is a great
tools for Windows users who want to see what its like to run Linux,
the inverse of that equation doesn’t play out the same way.
Curiously, Microsoft wasn’t interested in loaning me a Windows XP
image, but that was OK. I tried another operating system instead–a
Linux distribution that looks like it could be a lot of fun.

“The process of getting VMware Player installed on Linux was
time-consuming. When I realized that it wasn’t going to go as
smooth as butter, I was a little disappointed…”

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