If VMware install program is in your downloads directory, you can now enter the three commands: Now you are in your downloads directory the prompt is Check that the VMware install program is there once more type ' ls' in the list of your files you should have 'VMware-Player-Full-16.2.1-18811642.x86_64.bundle'. Then, in the terminal, ' cd Downloads' (you can paste the name of your downloads directory). Copy the name of your downloads directory (with English Mint it should be 'Downloads', but I cannot check it, since I have a French version, and in French it is 'Téléchargements'). Launch a terminal you are in your home, the prompt is Then enter the command ' ls': it will show the list of files and directories in your home. In your file manager, go to your downloads directory, right click, then 'Open a terminal here' (at least it works in caja under Mate) You can open a terminal in your Downloads directory by two ways: I will assume the Terminal opens in my Home directory? Also I typedĬd ~/Downloads and I get again something wrong I forget exactly what it said and I'm not in my desktop right now. How do I change directory in the Terminal? When I typeĬd /Downloads I get wrong. Thank you Mike for the clear answer but I'm not very familiar with the Terminal commands and although I have used the Terminal before successfully I never had to change directory before. Code: Select all sudo apt install gcc build-essential -y

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