| Git Clone URL: | https://aur.archlinux.org/vmware-workstation.git (read-only, click to copy) |
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| Package Base: | vmware-workstation |
| Description: | The industry standard for running multiple operating systems as virtual machines on a single Linux PC. |
| Upstream URL: | https://www.vmware.com/products/workstation-for-linux.html |
| Keywords: | dkms ovftool player vmplayer vmware workstation |
| Licenses: | custom |
| Conflicts: | vmware-modules-dkms, vmware-ovftool, vmware-patch, vmware-systemd-services |
| Provides: | vmware-ovftool |
| Submitter: | synthead |
| Maintainer: | jihem |
| Last Packager: | jihem |
| Votes: | 202 |
| Popularity: | 2.79 |
| First Submitted: | 2017-02-10 19:04 (UTC) |
| Last Updated: | 2024-10-11 05:17 (UTC) |
beci: because some people don't use the default kernel and they need to install another package: for example linux-lts-headers for Linux LTS, linux-zen-headers for Linux Zen... The virtualbox-host-dkms package also put linux-headers as optional dependency.
If I try to install VMware on a vanilla Arch without kernel headers, I have a different message: "==> Unable to install module vmware-workstation/15.0.0_10134415 for kernel *: Missing kernel headers."
Why the linux-headers is optional?
I got the same error for vmmon on vanilla arch install too. With kernel headers it's fine.
phoeven: try to (re)install the up to date kernel headers:
sudo pacman -S linux-headers
phoeven: I don't use Manjaro so my help is very limited. It seems that you use a real time kernel, maybe you should try with a standard kernel.
buzo: phoeven is failing to compile vmmon module, so he cannot load it.
You can find detailed information about installation and configuration in the Wiki.
phoeven: This is Arch Linux, you won't get much support for Manjaro here. Besides, did you read the pinned comment, especially #1 there?
Tried to install this with several kernels (4.14, 4.17, 4.18) but failed.
(1/6) Install DKMS modules ==> dkms install vmware-workstation/15.0.0_10134415 -k 4.18.7-rt5-MANJARO error: command terminated by signal 13: Broken pipe
When trying to start the VM: Could not open /dev/vmmon: No such file or directory. Please make sure that the kernel module `vmmon' is loaded.
Not a lot to find in the make.log, only: /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/15.0.0_10134415/build/vmmon-only/bootstrap/.tmp_monLoaderVmmon.o: warning: objtool: .text: unexpected end of section CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/15.0.0_10134415/build/vmmon-only/bootstrap/bootstrap.o /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/15.0.0_10134415/build/vmmon-only/common/.tmp_task.o: warning: objtool: .text: unexpected end of section LD [M] /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/15.0.0_10134415/build/vmmon-only/vmmon.o
Anybody any thoughts what's causing this?
mozzi32: because my bundle includes all the ISO images to install guest additions (stored in /usr/lib/vmware/isoimages). With the 149MB installer, the guest additions are downloaded only when you want to install them on a VM.
I don't understand why your bundle is 420Mb size as on vmware site the download size is only 149Mb
MisterPresident: I never had this issue. Does your user have sudo rights? If no, be sure to enter the root credentials when the popup ask your password. You can also try to enter the license key from a terminal with root rights: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/VMware#Entering_the_Workstation_Pro_license_key
Pinned Comments
jihem commented on 2020-02-10 17:29 (UTC) (edited on 2021-06-19 13:19 (UTC) by jihem)
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