VMware needs compilers and headers. Check out the pre-requisites and install them before trying to install VMWare. Installation is tricky for someone who has not done it before as it involves compiling, but most of the time the default locations work out. Be sure to re-boot before trying to use it. If you are using the trial version of workstation it will run out in 30 days. VMServer is free and has many of the same feature and won't expire. It is no easier to install, though.
An easier solution is to use VirtualBox which is free, unlike VM Workstation. It installs much easier and has more features, such as the ability to run in seamless mode which gives you a shared desktop between host and client and gives you two taskbars (one for the host and one for the client) on the same desktop. The only trick with VirtualBox is to add your user name to the vboxusers group using the Users and Groups admin tool.
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