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How to install .bundle packages in Ubuntu?

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I've recently downloaded a package with .bundle extension. it's VMware-Player-

6.0.3-1895310.x86_64.bundle . I want to install vmware-player , but when I open that, it
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First be warned, installing files from outside of Ubuntu repository may compromise the
system. VMware is probably safe, but it still should be mentioned.
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1. You need to change permission of the file to make it executable:
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33 Thanks! Sigh. If VMware would only say this on their Download page..... – nealmcb Feb 6, 2015 at
17:24
4 Also you can sudo /bin/sh VMware-Player-6.0.3-1895310.x86_64.bundle

– Thusitha Sumanadasa Nov 18, 2015 at 10:40
17 Shouldn't that be chmod u+x rather than `chmod a+x'? New users shouldn't be encouraged to
make something globally executable. – Morgoth Mar 9, 2017 at 10:38
How to run sudo from Dolphin? if I right click on a file - there is no option to "Run as Root" (Run
as Administrator). How to install VMWare without using a shell? – Eugene Mala Mar 19, 2019 at
11:40
@eugene The only option I know to run sudo from dolphin is running dolphin with elevated
access. As far as I'm concerned, chmod a+x and chmod +x are equivalent, see here:
systemconf.com/2020/12/25/… – Cadoiz Jun 10, 2021 at 23:39
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How to find out what kind of file it is?
46 The .bundle files for VMware Player, Workstation, and other products are actually shell
scripts, with embedded binary data. You can discover or verify this with the file utility,
which is handy for finding out what kind of file something (probably) is:
ek@Ilex:~$ file VMware-Player-6.0.3-1895310.x86_64.bundle

VMware-Player-6.0.3-1895310.x86_64.bundle: a /usr/bin/env bash script executable
(binary data)
How to use the file, based on this information?

You can make it executable with chmod , then run it:
chmod +x VMware-Player-6.0.3-1895310.x86_64.bundle
sudo ./VMware-Player-6.0.3-1895310.x86_64.bundle
(If it's the only .bundle file in your current directory, you can just use chmod +x *.bundle
and ./*.bundle . Or type the first few characters of the filename and press Tab , and the
shell will type the rest out for you.)
Why sudo ?
Virtualization software, such as VMware products, must be installed as root. This is why I
put sudo at the start of the second line. (In contrast to virtualization, emulators not
employing any virtualization may generally be installed and used by a limited user, without
any action by root.)
Why is plain sudo okay here, when the installer is graphical?

VMware product installers are graphical (at least for part of the installation). Although it's
generally recommended to avoid running a graphical program with sudo program
(preferring gksudo program or sudo -H program ), in this case it should be fine:
• The VMware Player installer, and executable installers in general, are unlikely to
attempt to write configuration files to the home directory of the user running them.
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2 It varies for different bundle files. On Trusty, file Downloads/VMw* says VMware-Player-
7.0.0-2305329.x86_64.bundle: data Instead you can see what the file starts with via ` cat -vt
~/Downloads/V*|more` which shows it starts with a line indicating it is a shell script: #!/usr
/bin/env bash – nealmcb Feb 6, 2015 at 17:26
VMware Installer additional Options ./VMware-Player-...x86_64.bundle --help

– Pau Coma Ramirez Dec 14, 2020 at 20:52
Is it correct to run in with /bin/sh when file tells you /usr/bin/env bash script
executable ? This was suggested by @thusitha sumanadasa in a comment to the other answer -
or does it rarely make a difference whether you use bash or sh ? – Cadoiz Jun 10, 2021 at 23:47
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How to install .bundle packages in Ubuntu?

I've recently downloaded a package with .bundle extension. it's VMware-Player-

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4 Also you can sudo /bin/sh VMware-Player-6.0.3-1895310.x86_64.bundle

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How to find out what kind of file it is?

ek@Ilex:~$ file VMware-Player-6.0.3-1895310.x86_64.bundle

How to use the file, based on this information?

Why is plain sudo okay here, when the installer is graphical?

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