How to install VMware Player on Ubuntu Desktop

VMware Player is a closed-source multi-platform virtualization software that is freely distributed by VMware. VMware Player has a convenient graphical user interface for virtual machine (VM) management, and with built-in NAT/bridged networking, there is no hassle in configuring VM networking, unlike other hypervisors such as KVM and Xen. Installing VMware Player on Ubuntu Desktop is straightforward, except that there are some caveats to take care of, which will be described in the following.Read more »