Dedoimedo takes a look at the VMware Player 14
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Behold. I've written a review of VMware Player 14, a free, cross-platform virtualization product, tested on KDE neon with Ubuntu guest operating system, covering installation, configuration settings, 3D acceleration, VMware Tools, performance, tweaks, other features, and more. Have fun.VMware Player 14 Review
Long long time ago, I started my virtualization journey with VMware Player. Back in the day, it was one of the few GUI-based virtualization solutions for the desktop, allowing you to test and use guest operating systems with relative ease. Since, virtualization has become more common and more accessible if not outright decadent, and you have a lot of programs to choose, should you decide to explore complete software stacks in a contained, isolated environment.
VMware Player is currently at its 14th major increment, and this calls for a review. The program is now called Workstation Player, a not so subtle hint to the fact it's a freeware version and tech demonstrator of the fully fledged work [sic] horse. Again, another great tool, which I paid and used for many years, but the focus here is on the free utility. Let's roll.