Uninstalling vmware from linux

How to Uninstall VMware Tools on Linux, Solaris, FreeBSD

VMware Tools is a set of utilities that enhances the performance and functionality of guest operating systems running on VMware virtual machines. However, there may be situations where you need to uninstall VMware Tools from your Linux, Solaris, or FreeBSD guest operating system. In this guide, we will show you how to uninstall VMware Tools on these operating systems.

Step 1: Shut down the virtual machine

Before uninstalling VMware Tools, you need to shut down the virtual machine. You can do this from within the guest operating system or by using the VMware vSphere client or web interface.

Step 2: Remove VMware Tools

After shutting down the virtual machine, you can remove VMware Tools from the guest operating system. The steps to do this may vary depending on the operating system.

Linux

To remove VMware Tools from a Linux guest operating system, you can use the following command as root:

This will run the VMware Tools uninstaller script and remove VMware Tools from the guest operating system.

[root@geeks ~]# vmware-uninstall-tools.pl
Uninstalling the tar installation of VMware Tools.

Stopping services for vmware-tools

initctl: Unknown instance:
Stopping services for vmware-tools-thinprint

initctl: Unknown instance:
This program previously created the file
/usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib64/libconf/etc/pango/pango.modules, and was about to
remove it. Somebody else apparently did it already.

File /etc/vmware-tools/vmware-user.desktop is backed up to
/etc/vmware-tools/vmware-user.desktop.old.0.

File /usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib64/libconf/etc/gtk-2.0/gtk.immodules is backed up
to /usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib64/libconf/etc/gtk-2.0/gtk.immodules.old.0.

File /usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib64/libconf/etc/gtk-2.0/gdk-pixbuf.loaders is
backed up to
/usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib64/libconf/etc/gtk-2.0/gdk-pixbuf.loaders.old.0.

This program previously created the file
/usr/lib/vmware-tools/libconf/etc/gtk-2.0/gdk-pixbuf.loaders, and was about to
remove it. Somebody else apparently did it already.

This program previously created the file
/usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib64/libconf/etc/pango/pangorc, and was about to remove
it. Somebody else apparently did it already.

This program previously created the file
/usr/lib/vmware-tools/libconf/etc/gtk-2.0/gtk.immodules, and was about to
remove it. Somebody else apparently did it already.

This program previously created the file
/usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib64/libconf/etc/pango/pangox.aliases, and was about to
remove it. Somebody else apparently did it already.

This program previously created the directory
/usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib64/libconf/etc/gtk-2.0, and was about to remove it.
Since there are files in that directory that this program did not create, it
will not be removed.

This program previously created the directory
/usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib64/libconf/etc, and was about to remove it. Since
there are files in that directory that this program did not create, it will not
be removed.

This program previously created the directory
/usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib64/libconf, and was about to remove it. Since there
are files in that directory that this program did not create, it will not be
removed.

This program previously created the directory /usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib64, and
was about to remove it. Since there are files in that directory that this
program did not create, it will not be removed.

This program previously created the directory /usr/lib/vmware-tools, and was
about to remove it. Since there are files in that directory that this program
did not create, it will not be removed.

The removal of VMware Tools 9.2.2 build-893683 for Linux completed
successfully. Thank you for having tried this software.

Solaris

To remove VMware Tools from a Solaris guest operating system, you can use the following command as root:

pkginfo -l VMwareTools pkgrm VMwareTools

This will list the VMware Tools package information and then remove it from the guest operating system.

FreeBSD

To remove VMware Tools from a FreeBSD guest operating system, you can use the following command as root:

cd /usr/local/etc/rc.d/ ./vmware-tools.sh stop ./vmware-tools.sh uninstall

This will stop the VMware Tools daemon and then remove VMware Tools from the guest operating system.

Step 3: Restart the virtual machine

After removing VMware Tools from the guest operating system, you can restart the virtual machine. You can do this from within the guest operating system or by using the VMware vSphere client or web interface.

Commands Mentioned:

• vmware-uninstall-tools.pl – runs the VMware Tools uninstaller script on Linux
• pkginfo – displays package information on Solaris
• pkgrm – removes a package on Solaris
• vmware-tools.sh – stops and uninstalls VMware Tools on FreeBSD

Conclusion:

In this guide, we have shown you how to uninstall VMware Tools from Linux, Solaris, and FreeBSD guest operating systems. Removing VMware Tools may be necessary if you are migrating a virtual machine to a different hypervisor or if you no longer need the enhanced functionality provided by VMware Tools. Remember to shut down the virtual machine before removing VMware Tools and then restart it after the removal process is complete.

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How to uninstall VMware Player?

With the first command, you can see what products you have. With the second, you can choose which product to uninstall. For instance, to uninstall VMware Player, please enter this in a terminal window:

sudo vmware-installer -u vmware-player 

I think this is the most complete answer, especially to make sure the reader can uninstall everything they intend to.

sudo vmware-installer -u vmware-workstation 

Used to uninstall complete vmware-workstation package including vmware-player.

I had to change the command line Lorenzo Lerate provided to make it work for me for version 12.5.6:

sudo vmware-installer -u vmware-player 

I think Lorenzo meant that his readers should substitute PRODUCT-NAME with the actual product name, e. g. vmware-player .

The official documentation states you have to run this:

sudo vmware-installer -u vmware-workstation 

Uninstalling VMware in linux machine

Use command with root permission to uninstall

sudo vmware-installer -u vmware-player 

if you removed some files before using above command the command will not work properly

For this issue: Reinstall VMware workstation again

sudo ./VMware-Player-Full-16.2.4-20089737.x86_64.bundle 

and use this command again 🙂

sudo vmware-installer -u vmware-player 

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How to Uninstall VMware Workstation 14/15 Pro on Debian 9.9

Last Updated: June 18, 2022 | VMware Workstation | Tolga Bagci

In this article, we will examine the steps to delete VMware Workstation 14/15 Pro on Linux / Debian 9.9 operating system.

How to Uninstall VMware Workstation/Player 14/15 on Debian 9

The VMware Workstation virtualization program on a Windows operating system is removed through the Windows Setup Wizard.

However, the bundle installer is used to uninstall VMware from a Linux system. If you uninstall VMware and do not save the configuration files, the Shared VMs library will also be deleted.

Later, when you install it again, your virtual machines will not appear. In the previous article, we installed the VMware 14/15 Pro version on the Debian operating system.

In this article, we will remove VMware Workstation from Linux, and we will delete its entire configuration.

How to Remove VMware Workstation from Debian

To completely delete VMware from Linux, follow the steps below.

Run Terminal on the desktop and allow Root access with the su command. Then, follow the command below to remove the virtual pc program.

sudo vmware-installer -u vmware-workstationCopy

After you open the GUI screen, if you want to delete the virtual machine configurations, select No and click the Next button.

Wait while it is removing VM software 14/15 Pro on Debian 9.9…

The virtual machine program has been successfully removed from the system and click the Close button to close the window.

Open the Start menu and type the name of the program in the search box and check that the Workstation program removed from the system as in the following window.

How to Delete VMware Software ⇒ Video

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Final Word

In this article, we have removed the Workstation virtualization program from the Linux operating system. You can also review the removal guide published by the manufacturer. Thanks for following us!

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