Package Details: vmware-workstation 17.6.2-2

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: jihem
Votes: 207
Popularity: 3.77
First Submitted: 2017-02-10 19:04 (UTC)
Last Updated: 2024-12-20 10:44 (UTC)

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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

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jihem commented on 2024-12-27 20:59 (UTC)

@JulianXhokaxhiu @synthead Thank you very much for your gratitude! I made my best during all these (7!) years to make this program well integrated on Arch Linux. Thanks to everyone that made me good suggestions to improve the package. And I'm really happy to see it adopted just a few minutes after I dismissed it.

@JulianXhokaxhiu This package is complex and may not be easy to maintain, so I'll try to help you if necessary. Just don't expect quick answers, it's possible I take 2/3 days to answer if I'm busy.

synthead commented on 2024-12-27 19:20 (UTC)

Thank you so much for all the hard work, jihem! <3 I've been watching this package grow since I passed it on for the same reasons :) You've done an awesome job, and I really appreciate it!

Thanks so much for picking up the package, JulianXhokaxhiu!

JulianXhokaxhiu commented on 2024-12-27 18:44 (UTC)

Thanks a lot jihem for the amazing work you've done so far supporting this package. I'll do my best to keep it living with the standard you've set. I'd appreciate if you're available in case I'll need some help. Cheers, best regards and happy holidays, Julian

jihem commented on 2024-12-27 18:21 (UTC)

Hello, I stop maintaining this package because I don't use VMware Workstation anymore.

However, I will continue to read comments here the next few weeks if someone needs help to maintain this package.

spaceback commented on 2024-12-20 10:15 (UTC)

please fix checksum for vmware-tools-windows-12.4.5-23787635.x86_64.component.tar thank you

jihem commented on 2024-12-16 17:45 (UTC)

@veganvelociraptr I don't have any problem to build the modules on Linux 6.12 so far. I will check if something is broken on Linux 6.12.5 when the package will be on stable repo.

veganvelociraptr commented on 2024-12-15 09:09 (UTC) (edited on 2024-12-15 09:10 (UTC) by veganvelociraptr)

Does not build when using a 6.12 kernel:

Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 6.12.5 (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/vmnet/1/build/make.log for more information.
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 6.12.5 (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/17.6.1_24319023/build/make.log for more information.

The error logs are quite long.

jihem commented on 2024-11-19 17:41 (UTC)

@ThePirate42 The fact the modules are in-tree or built by DKMS is not important. vmmon and vmw_vmci are necessary to launch a VM, but they are not automatically loaded by the kernel. After reboot, they are loaded thanks to the file /usr/lib/modules-load.d/vmware.conf, but just after the installation you need to load them manually if you don't want to reboot.

vmnet is loaded when the service vmware-networks.service is started, so it is not necessary to load it manually. You just have to start/enable the service if you need the network functionnality.

ThePirate42 commented on 2024-11-19 10:08 (UTC)

Maybe I'm misunderstanding something, but shouldn't the pinned comment ask to reload vmnet instead of vmw_vmci? Since vmnet is being installed with DKMS, while vmw_vmci is already included upstream.

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