How to uninstall VMware Player?
sudo vmware-installer -u vmware-player
This issue has been discussed previously over here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1364485
sudo vmware-installer -u vmware-workstation
Used to uninstall complete vmware-workstation package including vmware-player.
sudo vmware-installer -l
sudo vmware-installer -u PRODUCT-NAME
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