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workaround for getting VIX on VMware Player installed
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[http://www.virtuallyghetto.com/2013/07/whitepaper-migrating-from-vix-api-to.html Whitepaper: Migrating From VIX API to the vSphere Guest Operations API] | [http://www.virtuallyghetto.com/2013/07/whitepaper-migrating-from-vix-api-to.html Whitepaper: Migrating From VIX API to the vSphere Guest Operations API] | ||
==== Download ==== | |||
The link for the API page no longer offers a working download (strange) | |||
These however works, but you do need to login: | |||
* [https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/details?productId=492&downloadGroup=VIXAPI114 VMware VIX 1.14] | |||
* [https://download3.vmware.com/software/player/file/VMware-VIX-1.17.0-6661328.x86_64.bundle VMware VIX 1.17 (linux x64)] | |||
* [https://download3.vmware.com/software/player/file/VMware-VIX-1.17.0-6661328.exe VMware VIX 1.17 (Windows)] | |||
However you might have problems installing. | |||
A few notes, before VMware Workstation 16.x, on Windows you would need to install VIX manually for VMware Player. | |||
For VMware Workstation Professional however it comes bundled with VMware VIX and installs it on your behalf. | |||
So for older versions of VMware Workstation, you can install Workstation and use VMware Player from that install. Player will even continue to work after the Professional trial runs out. | |||
For VMware Workstation 16.x, on Windows hosts VIX is already installed for both VMware Workstation Professional as well as VMware Player. | |||
It is also installed on Workstation for Linux afaik. | |||
That leaves us with VMware Player 16.x on Linux hosts. It does not come with VIX pre-installed at this time. | |||
Trying to install VIX 1.17 from above generates errors. | |||
Apparently you can work around that [https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Pro/Problem-installing-VMware-VIX-1-17-0/m-p/1847114/highlight/true#M109726 1] by renaming /usr/lib/vmware-installer into /usr/lib/vmware-installer_OFF (thanks Minir) | |||
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