In this guide we will installing Linux Mint equally a guest Operating System on a Windows ten 64 Bit Host using a VMware Workstation Player. To get decent performance on a VM you lot should have at to the lowest degree a 250 GB SSD with fifty GB free for the VM, 8 GB of RAM with 3 GB free for the VM and an Intel 6th generation i3 Processor or superior.

Tutorial Video

VMware Workstation Player can be downloaded from VMware:

64 Bit Mint featuring the Cinnamon Desktop tin exist downloaded using:

Installing VMware Histrion

Launch the VMware Role player setup:

Accept the User Business relationship Control Prompt:

A Microsoft VC Redistributable will be installed:

Select Yes to Restart your Computer.

Relaunch the VMware Actor installer:

Once again accept the User Account Control Prompt:

The installer will begin:

Select Side by side:

Have the License Agreement and select Adjacent:

Select Side by side:

Select Next:

Select Next:

Select Install:

Select Finish:

Launch VMware Workstation Player:

Select Use VMware Workstation 15 Player for Free for Non-Commercial Utilize or alternatively input your license. Select keep:

Select Finish:

Y'all volition at present have VMware Player.

Select Skip this Version when prompted for the software update (as it is the same version).

Configuring your Linux Mint VM

To create a new VM select Player → File → New Virtual Machine

Select Browse:

Select your Linux Mint 19.iii ISO and select Open:

VMware won't recognise this ISO, select Next:

In the adjacent screen, select Linux and nether version select Other Linux 5.x or afterward kernal 64-Bit so select side by side:

Change the name to Linux Mint 19.3 and change the Location to lucifer.

Past default VMware volition give you awful settings for your VM below the recommended organization requirements. Change the maximum disk size to 50 GB and select Next:

Select customise hardware:

Press [Ctrl], [Shift] and [Esc] to open up up the Job Manager. Select Memory:

You will see the Memory Bachelor. In this example 16 GB installed and 9.3 GB available. It is recommended to leave some memory spare for your Windows 10 Host so I would utilise a maximum of 4 GB (4096 MB) for the VM. Every bit a rough guideline:

  • If you have eight GB of RAM apply 3072 MB (3 GB) of RAM for the VM
  • If you accept 16 GB of RAM use 4096 MB (4 GB) of RAM for the VM
  • If you take 32 GB of RAM use 8192 MB (8 GB) of RAM for the VM

Press [Ctrl], [Shift] and [Esc] to open up the Task Manager. Select CPU. You will come across the Cores you accept available. Set your VM to match these values. Linux Mint needs at least two Cores to run.

Your ISO should be loaded already. If not check Connect at power on and the ISO paradigm file is selected.

You should have a Network Adapter set to NAT and set to Connect at power on.

Alter the USB Controller to USB 3.0:

The Sound Bill of fare should be ready to Connect at Power On:

Y'all don't need to carp about a printer in about cases:

For Display, ensure Accelerate 3D Graphics is checked and that y'all accept at least i GB of Graphics Memory.

Select Shut:

Select Finish:

Installing Linux Mint

Select your new VM and select the play button:

When prompted to Download VMware Tools select Download and Install.

You can then move the prompt to the side.

Past default, Outset Linux Mint will be selected.

Take the user account control prompt to install VMware tools.

On the Linux Mint Desktop, select Install Linux Mint:

Select Open up:

The setup volition begin. Select your language and and so select continue:

Select your keyboard and so select continue:

Cheque "Install third-party software for graphics and Wi-Fi hardware, Wink, MP3 and other media" and select Continue:

Select Install Now:

Select Go on:

Select your Time Zone and so select Continue.

Setup your account and check in log in automatically.

Linux Mint will now install.

Select Restart Now. A prompt to install VMtools will display ignore this for at present:

You lot will see the Linux Mint splash carte du jour:

Ignore the message about removing installation media and just select [Enter]:

Yous will be taken to the Linux Mint Desktop:

Select the close button to the superlative right of the Welcome to Linux Mint screen:

Updating Linux Mint

Select the start button then Assistants and then Update Manager:

Select Apply this Update. Yous can ignore the blueish prompt to switch update server.

You will get a Linux User Account Control Prompt, input your password and select Authenticate.

Select Install Updates:

You will be given information about your updates. Select OK:

You lot will exist given another User Account Command Prompt. Input your password and select Authenticate.

The updates will now Download and Install.

Your system will exist upwards to date.

To the bottom of the VM, select Install Tools.

Note if this does not count you may need to mount the ISO with the VMware tools manyually. It should exist found in the host PC:

The iso is called linux.

Correct click the VMWareTools—.tar.gz file:

Select Excerpt to…

Select your Downloads Folder:

And so select Extract.

Become to Downloads:

Go to vmware-tools-distrib

Y'all tin can copy this file path:

Open up up a terminal:

Type in:

cd changes the directory to the folder specified. Yous can copy and paste the location above or just use the above. Both should accept you to the same place.

Press [Enter]:

You will now be in this folder:

We at present demand to run the vmware-install.pl file as an administrator. To practice this we can copy the file including the extension.

We will then type

The sudo ./ needs to exist in place before the installation file to run it every bit a "super user do everything" (sudo).

Press [Enter]:

Input your password and press [Enter]:

You will exist given questions such as where you want to install the binary files. The command beneath will be automatically populated with a default. So just press [Enter].

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Finally you lot will be finished with the installation. Close the Last.

Now restart the Virtual Machine by going to Starting time:

Then Restart:

The VM will now automatically resize when you resize the VM'southward window on your host PC. You volition besides be able to utilise drag and driblet to copy files between your VM invitee and host PC.

Power Options

It is appropriate to change the ability settings of your VM. Select offset and then preference and and then Ability Management:

Change turn off the screen when active to Never:

Display – High Resolution Screens

If you take a high resolution screen like my Dell XPS 13 9365, you will need to go to preferences then Brandish:

Select Settings:

Then change to Double DPI: