Arch Linux User Repository

After the first installation, please:

1) install the appropriate headers package(s) for your installed kernel(s): linux-headers for default kernel, linux-lts-headers for LTS kernel...

2) reboot or load vmw_vmci and vmmon kernel modules (modprobe -a vmw_vmci vmmon)

3) Enable the services you need (using .service units to activate them during boot or .path units to activate them when a VM is started) :

• vmware-networks: to have network access inside VMs

• vmware-usbarbitrator: to connect USB devices inside VMs

Seems to work :)

The link is created wrongly. Replace "https://softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds/vmw-desktop/ws/${legacy_ver}/${_legacy_buildver}/linux/core/VMware-Workstation-${_pkgver//-}.${CARCH}.bundle.tar" with "https://softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds/vmw-desktop/ws/${pkgver}/${buildver}/linux/core/VMware-Workstation-${_pkgver//-}.${CARCH}.bundle.tar" and it compiles (need to test it once it's done though).

In other words: Replace ${_legacy_ver}/${_legacy_buildver} with ${pkgver}/${_buildver} for the ...bundle.tar

The PKGBUILD seems to fail with a 404 on one of the files.

==> Making package: vmware-workstation 17.6.0-1 (Fri 06 Sep 2024 10:35:32 AM EEST)
==> Retrieving sources...
  -> Downloading VMware-Workstation-17.6.0-24238078.x86_64.bundle.tar...
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
  0     0    0     0    0     0      0      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--     0
curl: (22) The requested URL returned error: 404
==> ERROR: Failure while downloading https://softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds/vmw-desktop/ws/17.5.2/23775571/linux/core/VMware-Workstation-17.6.0-24238078.x86_64.bundle.tar
    Aborting...

Thanks, I read the release notes too quickly and skipped the word Legacy. I've updated the package to include these legacy guest tools.

@ajgringo619 The other guest tools are not only for Linux, but also for Solaris, Netware and the old versions of Windows.

@jihem VMTools for other OS's has been deprecated.

Legacy VMTools ISOs are no longer included by default but are available for download this from vmware-workstation-176-pro-release-notes

Legacy VMTools ISOs can be added by add this to PKGBUILD:

_tools_version=12.4.5_23787635
_legacy_tools_version=12.4.0_23259341

"https://softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds/vmw-desktop/ws/${pkgver}/${_buildver}/linux/packages/vmware-tools-windows-${_tools_version/_/-}.${CARCH}.component.tar"
"https://softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds/vmw-desktop/ws/${pkgver}/${_buildver}/linux/packages/vmware-tools-windows-x86-${_tools_version/_/-}.${CARCH}.component.tar"
"https://softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds/vmw-desktop/ws/${pkgver}/${_buildver}/linux/packages/vmware-tools-linux-${_legacy_tools_version/_/-}.${CARCH}.component.tar"
"https://softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds/vmw-desktop/ws/${pkgver}/${_buildver}/linux/packages/vmware-tools-linuxPreGlibc25-${_legacy_tools_version/_/-}.${CARCH}.component.tar"
"https://softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds/vmw-desktop/ws/${pkgver}/${_buildver}/linux/packages/vmware-tools-netware-${_legacy_tools_version/_/-}.${CARCH}.component.tar"
"https://softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds/vmw-desktop/ws/${pkgver}/${_buildver}/linux/packages/vmware-tools-solaris-${_legacy_tools_version/_/-}.${CARCH}.component.tar"
"https://softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds/vmw-desktop/ws/${pkgver}/${_buildver}/linux/packages/vmware-tools-winPre2k-${_legacy_tools_version/_/-}.${CARCH}.component.tar"
"https://softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds/vmw-desktop/ws/${pkgver}/${_buildver}/linux/packages/vmware-tools-winPreVista-${_legacy_tools_version/_/-}.${CARCH}.component.tar"

Those are the SHA2 and MD5 hashes included from broadcom's site. One thing a little concerning is the public download version you found doesn't match the hashes and they aren't in the same format so they were re-archived.

the open-vm-tools are used for Linux Guest OS installs as the linux tools where depricated in the v10 of the toolbox several years ago. The VMware toolbox tools are still required for Windows Guest OS installs.

The link to them on broadcom's portal is: https://support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/productdownloads?subfamily=VMware%20Tools

Here is a list of what is on broadcoms site (formatted terribly because I just copy and pasted from their download site)

I think that is correct it is just windows, the installer that is 134.65mb is probably both 32 and 64 bit.

VMware Tools packages for Windows

VMware-Tools-windows-12.4.5-23787635.zip(134.65 MB)

Build Number: 23787635 Jun 13, 2024 05.18AM c202a7faa0dd988637b3bc6effc53fd4fd5656682fc5f5f3d71e72b141dcf5ec 7c8cae8870f6bd2067768c6cbb02bebe

VMware Tools packages for Windows

VMware-Tools-windows-12.4.5-23787635.tar.gz(134.65 MB)

Build Number: 23787635 Jun 13, 2024 05.21AM b56b0f50282e50b90855bca8dc721740181b3e79fed738dce9b525d0c7916390 9d2fa1cde77c9b9f38761f7ad171d230

VMware Tools for Windows, 32-bit in-guest installer

VMware-tools-12.4.5-23787635-i386.exe.zip(42.97 MB)

Build Number: 23787635 Jun 13, 2024 05.23AM 5730edde2c5690efa2e6e0334915a0e6743f50b59c0944b2defd17fbe49c87be 3f23f0309e222acb0b9994c07caa3bb2

VMware Tools for Windows, 64-bit in-guest installer

VMware-tools-12.4.5-23787635-x86_64.exe.zip(87.94 MB)

Build Number: 23787635 Jun 13, 2024 05.25AM c7c7db1b5e07cfbf043ffdc73c8f861cac501ac094d0cb0a511ee741bbac0164 9003b972ae288ee1dd9061a13c5949fd

VMware Tools packages for GuestStore

gueststore-vmtools-12.4.5-23787635-23919197.zip(130.9 MB)

Build Number: 23787635 Jun 13, 2024 05.28AM 1f995e750dea792ee173b2cba83da7fbea7053f4415e7303cfd09087043be199 78f8b34e7190cb224a0bf8e3ead5260a

VMware Tools packages for GuestStore

gueststore-vmtools-12.4.5-23787635-23919197.tar.gz(130.9 MB)

Build Number: 23787635 Jun 13, 2024 05.31AM 706a14ea293fab3ab5adf61d674f3669ff2dffea658a85c4b984b830d034c029 07edfac953665d00643ef1e21bbc84dc

VMware Tools packages for Windows Arm

VMware-Tools-windows-arm-12.4.5-23787635.zip(59.94 MB)

Build Number: 23787635 Jun 13, 2024 05.34AM e5123adf045475b053af242c040821335a7444c19bed85649635140cd59587a1 29ca9b7c47e631363dc8cfd57ff6a770

VMware Tools packages for Windows Arm

VMware-Tools-windows-arm-12.4.5-23787635.tar.gz(59.94 MB)

Build Number: 23787635 Jun 13, 2024 05.36AM dc172891fc63ae1278981b67a83b93066270f09cbcc7958139c5c0b182c8dbdd 889f58c1241ad9cb3af5691eb91abae3

VMware Tools for Windows Arm, in-guest installer

VMware-tools-12.4.5-23787635-arm.exe.zip(32.89 MB)

Build Number: 23787635 Jun 13, 2024 05.39AM 97dc7ed1241b24255c79073f2e1999197ac90c7edf7cb2bd552b58e61c9bd772 74fd549b10e97d945032d912f6635501

VMware Tools Offline VIB Bundle

VMware-Tools-12.4.5-core-offline-depot-ESXi-all-23787635.zip(373.83 MB)

Build Number: 23787635 Jun 13, 2024 05.42AM d5dc826c88bc9a4d3600016f1065331fa02580428717bf60cb2ecf9be104fe77 e411fdfc7aff5cd1e6be83064c7a163e

Are the Linux guest tools from VMware even necessary anymore? I've been using open-vm-tools for years (as recommended by VMware themselves).

If someone know where the latest guest tools can be publicly downloaded, it would help me a lot to update the package to 17.6. Only Windows guest tools are available on this link: https://softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds/vmw-desktop/ws/17.6.0/24238078/linux/packages/