
This switches the 3D acceleration from the default DX11 to OpenGL. If it is not present then you can add it into the file,Ĭhange it to: mks.gl.allowBlacklistedDrivers = "TRUE"ĪLSO THESE LINES ARE NEEDED AND NEED TO BE ADDED: mks.enableDX11Renderer = "FALSE" Follow the instructions provided by your graphics card vendor or Linux distribution in order to update your computer's OpenGL drivers.Īnd No 3D support is available from the host - The 3D features of the virtual machine will be disabled.Įdit hidden file /.vmware/preferences and look for a line that starts with: mks.gl.allowBlacklistedDrivers If 3D acceleration cannot be enabled, or you get a warning saying: Hardware graphics acceleration is not available - As a result, this virtual machine may experience very low graphics performance. License Key is optional (can be left blank). Update on startup select yes (if you want). Select to accept the terms in the license agreement and then click on Next. VMware-Player-14.1.3-9474260.x86_64.bundleĪs soon as the installer starts, please follow on screen instructions to complete the installation. Now run the following commands in the terminal to install VMware Workstation Player 14 on Ubuntu 18.04, and other Ubuntu Derivatives: mkdir ~/vmware Then install libcanberra-gtk-module as shown: sudo apt install libcanberra-gtk-module Note: By default these packages and dependencies should already be installed in Ubuntu 18.04, If not then you can install them by following these steps:įirst Install build-essential and gcc as shown: sudo apt install build-essential gcc Now we need to Install some dependencies which is required for Vmware Player 14 Installation. It does not store any personal data.Before the Install of the Vmware Player 14 package, let’s install/update newer version of packages and their dependencies by using the command below: sudo apt-get update The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional".


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