Unpack the image files by running the command 'tar xzf downloaded-file-name'. If your home machine is running Linux download the 'Gzip tar file'. If your home machine is running Windows, download the 'Zip file' version and unpack the file. Once unpacked you can delete the original download file.

By default the image files will be unpacked in the folder where the downloaded file resides. The download file is approximately compressed 4GB and will require approximately 8GB of space when unpacked.

Make sure you have enough free space on your home machine disk. Take the default answer for any questions you are asked. Install the software by typing the command If the output of the command 'uname -a' contains the string 'x86_64' then you are OK - download the 'Linux 64-bit' version of VMPLayer. NOTE: If your home machine is running Linux make sure it is running a 64-bit version of the operating system. Once downloaded simply click on the file to start installation. Select the Windows version if you are using Windows at home. You can download VMPlayer for free from here: If you have a Mac, you can run VMware Fusion, which is free to CSE students, those enrolled in CSE courses ( ), inexpensive for other UW students ( ), and still pretty cheap for everyone else.

If your machine runs Windows or Linux, you can use VMware Player, which is free to everyone (in the world). CSE home virtual machines can be run using software from VMware.

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