etsah57 wrote:
Sudo worked, opening VMware didn't
Terminal
etsah57@etsah57-KZ208AA-ABG-m9385a:~$ sudo su root
/sudo password for etsah57:
root@etsah57-KZ208AA-ABG-m9385a:/home/etsah57# sh VMware-Player-e.x.p-5.0.2-1031769.i386.bundle
sh: 0: Can't open VMware-Player-e.x.p-5.0.2-1031769.i386.bundle
root@etsah57-KZ208AA-ABG-m9385a:/home/etsah57# ^C
root@etsah57-KZ208AA-ABG-m9385a:/home/etsah57#
Things to consider:
Did you validate the MD5/SHA1 checksum for the downloaded file against its published values?
If the .bundle in not in the current directory show in Terminal you need to include the FQP.
In some cases if the file in in the current directory show in Terminal one may need to preface the .bundle file with./ and both the second and third points here are SOP with Linux/Unix OSes. These are things any Linux/Unix User should know! 
I use Ubuntu because I don't like microsoft. I have no knowledge of programming or computer language.
and clicked on details. I noted that the file does end in .bundle, does not explain why mine downloaded as .txt
I also saw the checksums.
I went to my downloaded file and right clicked on it and went to properties. In the 'open with' tab it says 'Select an application to open VM....bundle and other files of type "shell script"
Default Application
gedit
Related Applications
notepad
I couldn't find anything to tell me about checksums