Package Details: vmware-workstation 17.6.3-3

Git Clone URL: https://aur.archlinux.org/vmware-workstation.git (read-only, click to copy)
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: JulianXhokaxhiu
Last Packager: JulianXhokaxhiu
Votes: 212
Popularity: 3.61
First Submitted: 2017-02-10 19:04 (UTC)
Last Updated: 2025-04-03 21:57 (UTC)

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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

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hogar1977 commented on 2017-05-26 16:37 (UTC)

Hi... I was using vmplayer 12.5.5 installed via bundle before. After I upgraded the kernel to the latest iteration I was not able to compile modules due to some gcc version issues. I uninstalled the vmplayer bundle and installed your package, but now neither vmplayer nor workstation are starting up. 2017-05-26T10:57:46.325-05:00| appLoader| I125: Log for appLoader pid=2913 version=12.5.6 build=build-5528349 option=Release 2017-05-26T10:57:46.325-05:00| appLoader| I125: The process is 64-bit. 2017-05-26T10:57:46.325-05:00| appLoader| I125: Host codepage=UTF-8 encoding=UTF-8 2017-05-26T10:57:46.325-05:00| appLoader| I125: Host is unknown 2017-05-26T10:57:46.327-05:00| appLoader| W115: HostinfoReadDistroFile: Cannot work with empty file. 2017-05-26T10:57:46.327-05:00| appLoader| W115: HostinfoOSData: Error: no distro file found 2017-05-26T10:57:46.328-05:00| appLoader| I125: Invocation: "/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-modconfig --launcher=/usr/bin/vmware-modconfig --appname=VMware Playe r --icon=vmware-player" 2017-05-26T10:57:46.328-05:00| appLoader| I125: Calling: "/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-modconfig --launcher=/usr/bin/vmware-modconfig --appname=VMware Player - -icon=vmware-player" 2017-05-26T10:57:46.328-05:00| appLoader| I125: VMDEVEL not set. 2017-05-26T10:57:46.328-05:00| appLoader| I125: VMWARE_SHIPPED_LIBS_LIST is not set. 2017-05-26T10:57:46.328-05:00| appLoader| I125: VMWARE_SYSTEM_LIBS_LIST is not set. 2017-05-26T10:57:46.328-05:00| appLoader| I125: VMWARE_USE_SHIPPED_LIBS is not set. 2017-05-26T10:57:46.328-05:00| appLoader| I125: VMWARE_USE_SYSTEM_LIBS is not set. 2017-05-26T10:57:46.328-05:00| appLoader| I125: Using configuration file /etc/vmware/config. 2017-05-26T10:57:46.328-05:00| appLoader| I125: libdir entry was not present in /etc/vmware/config. 2017-05-26T10:57:46.328-05:00| appLoader| W115: Unable to lookup library directory. This is my log when I try to start vmplayer. I tried to use the export command to declare VMWARE_USE_SHIPPED_LIBS='yes' but no change. I added the vmware.service and vmware-usbarbitrator.service files but I notice that the /etc/init.d/vmware file does not exist at all so the service cannot be started at all. What happened here? Any ideas? Shouldn't this service get installed by your package? vmware-patch and vmware-systemd-services are automatically removed if your package is installed, but as far as I know without starting the vmware service the vmplayer cannot really run, no?

synthead commented on 2017-05-25 22:19 (UTC)

Ah yay, thanks! I'm really glad you like it! I'm pleased to see it being kept up!

yetAnotherZero commented on 2017-05-25 21:25 (UTC)

Best. Package. Ever. Love the dkms hook that rebuilds when upgrading the kernel

jihem commented on 2017-05-25 14:37 (UTC)

@budkin: the package provides two softwares: VMware Workstation, which cost money and VMware Player, which contains less features but is free for non-commercial use.

treeshateorcs commented on 2017-05-25 14:07 (UTC)

does this thing cost money?

jihem commented on 2017-05-25 14:01 (UTC)

Hi tidereis13, strange bug. Did you install VMware manually before using this package? Maybe it's a partial uninstallation of VMware configuration files which conflicts with this package. You can try to remove /etc/vmware/vmnet* directories and launch the command "systemctl restart vmware-networks-configuration.service". This should reset network configuration and recreate missing files.

tidereis13 commented on 2017-05-25 00:20 (UTC)

I'm having problems with the network configuration. It keeping crashing asking for the file or folder /etc/vmware/networking and I can't start the Network editor. Any of the vmnets interfaces came up too. trying to figure out what can be, so far no success

gbr commented on 2017-05-22 12:27 (UTC)

Working just fine for me on linux-lts-4.9.29. Thank you very much.

jihem commented on 2017-05-21 12:04 (UTC)

@fitu996: Are you using the last version of the package? There was a bug on the previous version but it should be fixed now. I've just tested again and I don't have any problem to use a trial license.

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