Can't open vmware workstation 7.1.6 on kali linux

[Mounimeb0192]

Hello, i have installed today vmware 7.1.6 on kali linux because i have x86 processor the installation has finished fine, but when i run vmware, it not open, i triel all vmware tools not open, how to fix this problem ?

[scott28tt]

By x86, I assume you mean you have a 32-bit CPU (and therefore host OS)

Workstation 7.1.6 was released in June 2012, not sure why you would run such an old version - I read that 9.x was also supported on a 32-bit host OS.

Kali Linux has never been supported as a host OS for any version:

Older: VMware Knowledge Base

Newer: VMware Knowledge Base​

However, this guide may help you: https://www.kali.org/docs/virtualization/install-vmware-workstation-player-kali-host/

[Mounimeb0192]

I have tried version 8 and 9 but it says "one or more of your processors does not have the necessary 64bit extensions to run VMware virtual machine", i want fix this problem

[scott28tt]

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