If you have ever wanted to learn about Linux but don’t want to partition your hard disk or get a second computer running you can simply install a “virtual computer” which runs in a window on your existing PC.
VMware Player allows to to emulate a PC completely. The main difference between VMware player and VMware workstation is that you cannot create Virtual Machines. Fortunately a number of Virtual machines are available with pre-built Linux installations for you to play with.