I have downloaded VMware-Player-5.0.4-1945795.i386.bundle for trial use on Linux Mint 17.3..
Unfortunately, after the sh command installation it launches a dialog box informing "Before you can run VMware, several modules must be compiled and loaded into the running kernel".
I click "Install".
The Vmware kernel module updater opens with "Stopping VMware Services compiling": "Virtual Network Device", "Running depmode". "Starting VMware services".
This compiling, however, always fails.
I always read: "Unable to start services"; "See log file etc.".
I would like to try the workstation but I can't.