Install
rpm -ivh VMware-player-1.0.1-19317.i386.rpm
Configure
$ /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl Making sure services for VMware Player are stopped. Stopping VMware services: Virtual machine monitor [ OK ] You must read and accept the End User License Agreement to continue. Press enter to display it. Do you accept? (yes/no) yes Thank you. Configuring fallback GTK+ 2.4 libraries. In which directory do you want to install the mime type icons? [/usr/share/icons] What directory contains your desktop menu entry files? These files have a .desktop file extension. [/usr/share/applications] In which directory do you want to install the application's icon? [/usr/share/pixmaps] Trying to find a suitable vmmon module for your running kernel. The module bld-2.6.9-5.EL-i686smp-RHEL4 loads perfectly in the running kernel. Do you want networking for your virtual machines? (yes/no/help) [yes] Configuring a bridged network for vmnet0. Your computer has multiple ethernet network interfaces available: eth0, eth0:0, wlan0. Which one do you want to bridge to vmnet0? [eth0] The following bridged networks have been defined: . vmnet0 is bridged to eth0 Do you wish to configure another bridged network? (yes/no) [no] Do you want to be able to use NAT networking in your virtual machines? (yes/no) [yes] Configuring a NAT network for vmnet8. Do you want this program to probe for an unused private subnet? (yes/no/help) [yes] Probing for an unused private subnet (this can take some time)... The subnet 192.168.117.0/255.255.255.0 appears to be unused. The following NAT networks have been defined: . vmnet8 is a NAT network on private subnet 192.168.117.0. Do you wish to configure another NAT network? (yes/no) [no] Do you want to be able to use host-only networking in your virtual machines? [yes] Configuring a host-only network for vmnet1. Do you want this program to probe for an unused private subnet? (yes/no/help) [yes] Probing for an unused private subnet (this can take some time)... The subnet 192.168.47.0/255.255.255.0 appears to be unused. The following host-only networks have been defined: . vmnet1 is a host-only network on private subnet 192.168.47.0. Do you wish to configure another host-only network? (yes/no) [no] Trying to find a suitable vmnet module for your running kernel. The module bld-2.6.9-5.EL-i686smp-RHEL4 loads perfectly in the running kernel. Would you like to enable the Google searchbar? (yes/no) [no] Starting VMware services: Virtual machine monitor [ OK ] Virtual ethernet [ OK ] Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 [ OK ] Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet1 (background) [ OK ] Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet8 (background) [ OK ] NAT service on /dev/vmnet8 [ OK ] The configuration of VMware Player 1.0.1 build-19317 for Linux for this running kernel completed successfully. You can now run VMware Player by invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmplayer". Enjoy, --the VMware team
I don’t know why that can’t just provide an “accept all defaults option” for simplicity.
