然后将该包解压缩。（我将该包全部文档解压到桌面上的vmware-distrib目录中）进入终端窗口后，输入cd /root/Desktop/vmware-distrib 并回车，现在终端提示符变更为
[root@localhost vmware-distrib]# ，输入 ./vmware-install.pl 并回车出现以下提示：
Creating a new installer database using the tar3 format.
Installing the content of the package.
In which directory do you want to install the binary files?
[/usr/bin]
这个选项是问您是否想要把二进制可执行文档放入默认的／usr／bin 文档夹中，回车后出现以下提示：
What is the directory that contains the init directories (rc0.d/ to rc6.d/)?
[/etc/rc.d]
回车后出现：
What is the directory that contains the init scripts?
[/etc/rc.d/init.d]
回车后出现：
In which directory do you want to install the library files?
[/usr/lib/vmware]
回车后出现：
The path "/usr/lib/vmware" does not exist currently. This program is going to
create it, including needed parent directories. Is this what you want?
[yes]
输入y 后并回车，系统自动建立相关文档夹并复制相关文档，需要等一会，能够看见光标闪呀闪，然后会出现：
In which directory do you want to install the manual files?
[/usr/share/man]
回车后出现：
In which directory do you want to install the documentation files?
[/usr/share/doc/vmware]
回车后出现：
The path "/usr/share/doc/vmware" does not exist currently. This program is going
to create it, including needed parent directories. Is this what you want?
[yes]
输入y 并回车后出现：
The installation of VMware Workstation 5.5.3 build-34685 for Linux completed
successfully. You can decide to remove this software from your system at any time
by invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-uninstall.pl".
Before running VMware Workstation for the first time, you need to configure it
by invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-config.pl". Do you want this
program to invoke the command for you now? [yes]
第一段的意思是告诉用户将来能够用/usr/bin/vmware-uninstall.pl 命令来卸载该软件
第二段的意思是在该虚拟机第一次运行前必须对他用/usr/bin/vmware-config.pl 这个命令进行配置，您现在是否执行？当然了，回车，然后会出现下面的提示：
Making sure services for VMware Workstation are stopped.
Stopping VMware services:
Virtual machine monitor [确定]
You must read and accept the End User License Agreement to continue.Press enter
to display it.
最后一段话是让用户阅读并接受该软件的授权许可，按回车键显示，您也能够按住回车键不放，会发现屏幕在飞快地向上滚动，同时最下面的一行会有一个百分比数字在增加，全部显示完毕后会出现：
Do you accept? (yes/no)
这里必须输入y，然后出现以下提示：
Thank you.
Configuring fallback GTK 2.4 libraries.
In which directory do you want to install the mime type icons?
[/usr/share/icons]
回车后出现：
What directory contains your desktop menu entry files? These files have
a .desktop file extension. [/usr/share/applications]
回车后出现：
In which directory do you want to install the application's icon?
[/usr/share/pixmaps]
回车后出现：
Trying to find a suitable vmmon module for your running kernel.
None of the pre-built vmmon modules for VMware Workstation is suitable for
yourrunning kernel. Do you want this program to try to build the vmmon module for
your system (you need to have a C compiler installed on your system)? [yes]
输入y 并回车后出现：
Using compiler "/usr/bin/gcc". Use environment variable CC to override.
What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running
kernel? [/lib/modules/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6/build/include]
回车后出现：
Extracting the sources of the vmmon module.
Building the vmmon module.
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD
SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6-i686'
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o
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