Weird. So I tried to install "aur/vmware-workstation" from the aur and the Remote Console just started working. Although it failed and did not install, it seemed to create the missing ".vmware/preferences" file that vmrc was complaining about. And possibly other missing config files.
So I guess there is some missing dependencies.
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richardjs commented on 2022-05-04 19:02 (UTC) (edited on 2023-11-29 19:23 (UTC) by richardjs)
Notes for 12.0.1-2 [edit: applicable to 12.0.5-1]:
You need to download the VMware-Remote-Console .bundle from https://www.vmware.com/go/download-vmrc and place it in the same directory as the PKGBUILD.
vmware-keymaps has been made an optional dependency. vmrc will run fine without it, although I imagine how well it works may depend on your keyboard setup. Making it an optional dependency removes the problem of conflicting files between vmware packages, but also lets those who don't need it ignore it.