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-rw-r--r--.SRCINFO4
-rw-r--r--90-vmware-load-modules.hook10
-rw-r--r--PKGBUILD5
-rw-r--r--vmware-workstation.install5
4 files changed, 5 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/.SRCINFO b/.SRCINFO
index e9a7ce958112..54b390ca47b0 100644
--- a/.SRCINFO
+++ b/.SRCINFO
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
pkgbase = vmware-workstation
pkgdesc = The industry standard for running multiple operating systems as virtual machines on a single Linux PC.
pkgver = 12.5.7_5813279
- pkgrel = 5
+ pkgrel = 6
url = https://www.vmware.com/products/workstation-for-linux.html
install = vmware-workstation.install
arch = x86_64
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ pkgbase = vmware-workstation
source = config
source = pam.d-vmware-authd
source = configure-initscript.sh
- source = 90-vmware-load-modules.hook
source = vmware-profile.sh
source = config.xml
source = datastores.xml
@@ -69,7 +68,6 @@ pkgbase = vmware-workstation
sha256sums = 55af509a4328fa88518e7008c65ff5598e6007e99ca2b4421a8f9b26126f6ff3
sha256sums = d50aa0a3fe94025178965d988e18d41eb60aa1ce2b28ee6e3ca15edeabfa2ca7
sha256sums = 8e4d08668a66be79a900521792b39c16a026cc90659241edee80b64e701bfbcd
- sha256sums = 49a8e01674d91c5910cf07527c4a1c825db685523dd756f00cf49bd19878f448
sha256sums = 6f57e027f0eb95b7cfaf5d7c10089e99be5b9ccab7c3785fcc6f98dbecaf47bc
sha256sums = d0806b6cb99af04232585def7b8043df3104b9b17470ea70abbd5bedc1e7ca16
sha256sums = 434cd4aa440d36b75ee20e0b588aaad874bb0d796173990bc4046667c66f5099
diff --git a/90-vmware-load-modules.hook b/90-vmware-load-modules.hook
deleted file mode 100644
index 47b99a9d4ade..000000000000
--- a/90-vmware-load-modules.hook
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-[Trigger]
-Type = Package
-Operation = Install
-Target = vmware-workstation
-
-[Action]
-Description = Loading VMware modules
-When = PostTransaction
-Exec = /usr/bin/modprobe vmw_vmci
-Exec = /usr/bin/modprobe vmmon
diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 3d37ea481d13..e20794a1442a 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ _pkgver=${pkgver}
#pkgver=12.5.7
#_buildver=5813279
#_pkgver=${pkgver}_${_buildver}
-pkgrel=5
+pkgrel=6
pkgdesc='The industry standard for running multiple operating systems as virtual machines on a single Linux PC.'
arch=(x86_64)
url='https://www.vmware.com/products/workstation-for-linux.html'
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ source=(
'config'
'pam.d-vmware-authd'
'configure-initscript.sh'
- '90-vmware-load-modules.hook'
'vmware-profile.sh'
'config.xml'
@@ -102,7 +101,6 @@ sha256sums=(
'55af509a4328fa88518e7008c65ff5598e6007e99ca2b4421a8f9b26126f6ff3'
'd50aa0a3fe94025178965d988e18d41eb60aa1ce2b28ee6e3ca15edeabfa2ca7'
'8e4d08668a66be79a900521792b39c16a026cc90659241edee80b64e701bfbcd'
- '49a8e01674d91c5910cf07527c4a1c825db685523dd756f00cf49bd19878f448'
'6f57e027f0eb95b7cfaf5d7c10089e99be5b9ccab7c3785fcc6f98dbecaf47bc'
'd0806b6cb99af04232585def7b8043df3104b9b17470ea70abbd5bedc1e7ca16'
@@ -308,7 +306,6 @@ package() {
install -Dm 644 "$srcdir/pam.d-vmware-authd" "$pkgdir/etc/pam.d/vmware-authd"
echo -e "vmw_vmci\nvmmon" > "$pkgdir/usr/lib/modules-load.d/vmware.conf"
- install -Dm 644 "$srcdir/90-vmware-load-modules.hook" "$pkgdir/usr/share/libalpm/hooks/90-vmware-load-modules.hook"
for service_file in \
vmware-hostd-certificates.service \
diff --git a/vmware-workstation.install b/vmware-workstation.install
index d18d56501e4f..cff644a49f7e 100644
--- a/vmware-workstation.install
+++ b/vmware-workstation.install
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
post_install() {
cat << EOF
-==> Before using VMware, you may need to enable some services:
+==> Before using VMware, you need to reboot or load vmw_vmci and vmmon kernel modules (in a terminal on root: modprobe -a vmw_vmci vmmon)
+==> You may also need to enable some of these services:
- vmware-networks.service: to have network access in VMs
- vmware-usbarbitrator.service: to connect USB devices inside VMs
- vmware-hostd.service: to share VMs on the network
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ EOF
post_remove() {
cat << EOF
-==> To also remove VMware settings, delete /etc/vmware and /etc/vmware-installer directories.
+==> To remove VMware settings, delete /etc/vmware and /etc/vmware-installer directories.
EOF
}