Install VMware Player in Ubuntu 13.04 Raring

It's easy to install Vmware Player in Ubuntu – Download a copy, install required packages, and finally run the installer. For details, follow the steps below:

1. Download a copy of Vmware Player from this page. For 32-bit or 64-bit, go ahead to Unity Dash -> System Settings -> System tab.

2. Install required packages by running this command in terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T):

sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r`

3. If need, change the downloaded package from "VMware-Player-5.0.2-xxx.xxx.txt" to "VMware-Player-5.0.2-xxx.xxx.bundle".

Then give it the executable privilege via command:

cd ~/Downloads/ && chmod +x VMware-Player-*.bundle

Finally, run the installer in this terminal window:

sudo ./VMware-Player-*.bundle

Follow the pop-up installer wizard, and finally you'll get "Installation was successful".

After that, launch VMware Player from the Unity Dash.