How to uninstall VMware Player?

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I want to uninstall VMware Player on my Ubuntu 12.04 LTS system. How should I uninstall it?

score 200 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 15 '12 at 05:56

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sudo vmware-installer -u vmware-player

This issue has been discussed previously over here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1364485

edited Jun 15 '12 at 05:56

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answered Jun 15 '12 at 05:49

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That still left a bunch of files. Can I just delete vmware directories? – Costa Michailidis Feb 10 '15 at 16:09
How to do it using GUI? – Ejaz Sep 14 '16 at 23:32
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This worked for me: sudo bash VMware-Player-12.1.1-3770994.x86_64.bundle -u vmware-player – Martien Lubberink Aug 29 '18 at 20:15
Thanks! for me it was `sudo vmware-installer -u vmware-workstation` and the player was a part of it. – jasxir Jun 13 '19 at 14:26
It asks if you want to keep configuration information, just type No. – mLstudent33 Apr 11 '23 at 10:29

score 34 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 27 '18 at 23:41

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sudo vmware-installer -l
sudo vmware-installer -u PRODUCT-NAME

With the first command, you can see what products you have. With the second, you can choose which product to uninstall. For instance, to uninstall VMware Player, please enter this in a terminal window:

sudo vmware-installer -u vmware-player

edited Sep 27 '18 at 23:41

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answered May 20 '15 at 21:51

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I think this is the most complete answer, especially to make sure the reader can uninstall everything they intend to. – Nick S Sep 27 '18 at 14:53

score 30 · Answer 3 · answered May 23 '14 at 06:38

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sudo  vmware-installer -u vmware-workstation

Used to uninstall complete vmware-workstation package including vmware-player.

answered May 23 '14 at 06:38

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Does not work if only player is installed – Avi Shukron Jul 21 '20 at 08:56

score 3 · Answer 4 · edited May 19 '17 at 19:59

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I had to change the command line Lorenzo Lerate provided to make it work for me for version 12.5.6:

sudo vmware-installer -u vmware-player

edited May 19 '17 at 19:59

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answered May 19 '17 at 19:41

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I think Lorenzo meant that his readers should substitute `PRODUCT-NAME` with the actual product name, e. g. `vmware-player`. – David Foerster May 19 '17 at 20:00

score 3 · Answer 5 · answered Dec 13 '17 at 10:13

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The official documentation states you have to run this:

sudo vmware-installer -u vmware-workstation

answered Dec 13 '17 at 10:13

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score 2 · Answer 6 · answered Sep 02 '22 at 16:18

Uninstalling VMware in linux machine

Use command with root permission to uninstall

sudo vmware-installer -u vmware-player

if you removed some files before using above command the command will not work properly

For this issue: Reinstall VMware workstation again

sudo ./VMware-Player-Full-16.2.4-20089737.x86_64.bundle

and use this command again :)

sudo vmware-installer -u vmware-player

score 2 · Answer 7 · answered Dec 15 '22 at 07:47

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I was also confused in uninstalling but these commands work for me:

sudo vmware-installer -l(it gives the product name)
sudo vmware-installer -u product name(in my case it was 'vmware-player')

I hope it will help.

answered Dec 15 '22 at 07:47

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Pranav · Answer 8 · 2022-08-18T12:21:00.383

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sudo vmware-installer -u vmware-workstation

According to official documentation which mentions "Uninstall Workstation Pro from a Linux Host"

You might also have to want to uninstall a package named open-vm-tool separately.

edited Aug 18 '22 at 12:21

answered Aug 18 '22 at 07:01

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