If we want to create a virtual machine we go to Create a New Virtual Machine after this a wizard will appear for the creation of virtual machines very similar to the one in virtual Box so we will not comment much more on this program. Once everything is done we will have our program ready vmware player where the lower image will appear. This recommendation will go to the end of the question in parentheses. Once downloaded we give it execution permissions by typingĬhmod 777 VMware-Player-5.0.2-1031769.i386Īfter this, the installation will proceed in which we will answer the questions you ask us as recommended.

This is very important because a different version of our Ubuntu It cannot be installed as you can see in the image below. If we have a 64-bit ubuntu, we will have to choose the 64-bit bundle and if we have a 32-bit Ubuntu, we will download the 32-bit version. To Ubuntu it will have to be a bundle and it will have to correspond to the type of Ubuntu that we have. There we seek to download the product from vmware player and also The installation and use of this software is somewhat complicated but very intuitive. Vmware player it is a very reduced version of its flagship product VMware Workstation but highly recommended if what we want is to use it to work with virtual machines, in the style of VirtualBox.

Today I want to talk to you about vmware player, licensed software Open Source from VMWare, a company very recognized worldwide and specialized in virtualization in different operating systems. We also talk about how to create a virtual machine using VirtualBox, a free software that offers great performance when it comes to virtualizing and for a very affordable price. A few days ago we were talking about virtualization and the products available for Ubuntu.

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