Ubuntu – Unity mode missing in VMware 15 Workstation Player [Ubuntu 18.04 LTS]

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I have recently installed VMware Workstation 15 Player on my Ubuntu 18.04 laptop and and installed Windows 7 as the guest OS in VMware. I have installed VMware Tools and everything seems fine. I wanted to try out Unity mode, but can't seem to find it under Virtual Machine -> Virtual Machine Settings -> Options. The documentation repeatedly shows that Unity mode can be found in the Options menu. Why am I not seeing it? What am I missing?

Screenshots:

Settings
Settings

VM Settings -> Hardware
VM Settings -> Hardware

VM Settings -> Options
VM Settings -> Options

Best Answer

From VMware Workstation 12 Player Release Notes:

The following features have reached end of life in Workstation 12 Player [...and later] and have been removed:

  • Unity mode on Linux guest and host operating systems

Unity mode on Linux guest and host operating systems has also been removed from VMware Workstation 12 and later.