VMware Player wont install on ubuntu 13.04

Question

I have followed these instructions:

sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r)
chmod +x ./Downloads/VMware-Player*.bundle
gksudo bash ./Downloads/VMware-Player*.bundle

I got this output:

Extracting VMware Installer...done. You must accept the VMware OVF Tool component for Linux End User License Agreement to continue. Press Enter to proceed.

[######################################################################] 100%

Thats it - nothing else happened. So I then tried:

cd Downloads
sudo ./VMware-Player-*.bundle

and

sudo sh ./VMware-Player-*.bundle

and this was the output:

Extracting VMware Installer...done. You must accept the VMware OVF Tool component for Linux End User License Agreement to continue. Press Enter to proceed. VMWARE OPEN VIRTUALIZATION FORMAT TOOL LICENSE AGREEMENT

Notice to User: This Open Virtualization Format Tool ("OVF Tool") License Agreement is a CONTRACT between you (either an individual or a single entity) and VMware, Inc. ("VMware"), which covers your use of the VMware software that accompanies this OVF Tool License Agreement and related software components, which may include associated media, printed materials, and "online" or electronic documentation. All such software and materials are referred to herein as the "Software." If you do not agree to the terms of this OVF Tool License Agreement, then do not install or use the Software. By explicitly accepting this OVF Tool License Agreement, however, or by installing, copying, downloading, accessing, or otherwise using the Software, you are acknowledging and agreeing to be bound by the following terms. 1. DEFINITIONS.

An endless scroll of text (I tried to get to end holding the return button for 5 mins) Can someone please help? (Really wish there was a deb package for this very popular software.)

Solution

You have to get to the end of that text (the agreement) in order to continue. However, don't hold down the Enter key, because I believe that only goes one line at a time. Instead, if you want to get to the end of the text faster, hold down the Space bar.

Disclaimer: I'm not telling you to not read the agreement, I'm only informing you on how to progress through the scrolling faster.

Comments

[jon]

thanks - that worked as the return key seemed to 'loop' the txt

[Alaa Ali]

You're welcome! Don't forget to mark my answer as your accepted answer.