Years ago, there was an installer package in the repositories that could be installed like any other program. The script would then download ~500MB and install VMware automatically.

Due to the huge changes in package management for the newest v23 the aforementioned installer is no longer available.

TL;DR: Install using the .bundle installer. Same method for Debian/Ubuntu and many others.

1. Download the installer (xxxx.bundle)
2. Open the Terminal and navigate to the folder where you downloaded the installer (or open the File Manager, go to the folder, right-click in an empty area > Open In Terminal
3. Make it executable:

   chmod +x VMware-Workstation-Full-17.5.2-23775571.x86_64.bundle
   

4. sudo ./VMware-Workstation-Full-17.5.2-23775571.x86_64.bundle
   

Note 1: #3 can be done with the File Manager as well. Right-click the file, Properties, expand Autorizations, tick "Allow..."

Note 2: The installation file given above is just an example. It's the current version at the time of this writing. If you're installing a different version please change the file name in command accordingly.