I'm having trouble installing this package. Running makepg ends with: ==> Starting prepare()... Extracting VMware Installer...done. ==> ERROR: A failure occurred in prepare(). Aborting...
I can't even extract the bundle manually: % sh src/VMware-Workstation-17.5.2-23775571.x86_64.bundle --extract /tmp Extracting VMware Installer...done. % echo $? 1 It results in exit code 1 and /tmp stays untouched.
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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