How do I install VMware Player (from a .bundle file)?

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I downloaded VMware Player 5.0.1, it comes in a file with .bundle extension. How do I install it?

Seth · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-14 00:20:25Z

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Open a terminal, cd to the directory where the file is and type

sudo sh *filename*.bundle

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answered Mar 7 '13 at 18:45

Anton Cherkashyn

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grumble grumble they couldn't have put this on the download page could they. – thecoshman Jan 12 '14 at 23:42
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anyidea how to uninstall this ??? – pkm Jul 4 '17 at 5:42

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Alpha Omega · Accepted Answer · 2018-08-31 06:00:33Z

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You can alternatively give execute privileges to the .bundle file. The execute it with root privileges.

chmod u+x filename.bundle
sudo ./filename.bundle

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