If you have download 32-bit image and want to create 32-bit Mint Linux virtual machine, please select Ubuntu from drop down menu. As Mint Linux is based on Ubuntu Linux, select Ubuntu 64-bit and click on Next button. If you click on drop down menu of Version, you will see listing of many Linux flavors but there is no Mint Linux. Next we have to select version of operating system. Select Linux for Guest operating system option. Select Guest Operating SystemĪs VMWare Workstation Player can not find out disc image operating system, we have to help VMWare Player. We will solve this in next step.Ĭlick on Next button to continue. You will see that VMWare Player can not find out OS of disc image. Click on Browse button to select Mint Linux image from folder where you have saved it. Select Installer disc image file (iso): option. Click on Create a New Virtual Machine and it will open up a new virtual machine wizard to configure virtual machine.
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Alternatively you can search for VMWare in Cortana search and click on search result to launch VMWare player.Īs there is no downloadable virtual machine image of Mint Linux, we have to create a new virtual machine to install Mint Linux on it. If desktop icon is not there, click on start menu and go to program section and browse to section letter V and click on VMWare Workstation Player. You can download Mint Linux iso image from official webpage.ĭownload Link – Launch VMWare Workstation PlayerĬlick on VMWare Workstation Player icon on desktop to open VMWare Workstation Player. So we need to download iso image of Mint Linux and install it manually to create Mint Linux virtual machine. Mint Linux VMware image is not available online. If you have not installed VMWare Workstation Player, you need to install it.
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VMWare Workstation Player is one of the best free software for creating and running virtual machines with guest operating systems. Two things are required to create Mint Linux virtual machine.
If virtualization is not supported, you can not run virtual machine. It is always better idea to check whether your desktop or laptop supports virtualization or not. This article provides step by step guide to create virtual machine and install Mint Linux in VMWare Workstation player. People who just want to explore Mint Linux or who occasionally use it, would like to create a Mint Linux virtual machine. Mint Linux is one of the best Linux distro.