vmrun executable not found - Ubuntu 22

[HarimbolaSantatra]

Describe the bug

After installing VMPlayer, the vmrun utility is absent. This thread said that

the vmrun utility should be part of the open-vm-tools package.

The official documentation said that

No configuration is needed to use the vmrun utility on a Windows or Linux host

Reproduction steps

1. Install vmplayer
2. Install open-vm-tools: sudo apt-get install -y open-vm-tools
3. which vmrun The last command returns 1

Expected behavior

which vmrun should yield the path to vmrun

Additional context

• OS: Ubuntu 22
• Installation method: apt repository
• VMware Player 17.5.0 build-22583795

[HarimbolaSantatra]

Or i may be wrong! Could vmrun only be available on Workstation Pro ? From the official doc:

You can use the vmrun command-line utility in Workstation Pro

[zhoumgh]

https://www.nakivo.com/blog/vmware-workstation-pro-vs-player/

[HarimbolaSantatra]

Seems like vmrun is not available for VmPlayer anymore.

The VIX API was a popular developer interface for VMware Workstation and other hosted products. It has been deprecated for vSphere. For similar functionality, see Guest Operations in vSphere Web Services. (Source)