Package Details: vmware-workstation 17.6.3-2

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: JulianXhokaxhiu
Votes: 212
Popularity: 3.72
First Submitted: 2017-02-10 19:04 (UTC)
Last Updated: 2025-03-07 23:30 (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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tle130475c commented on 2025-03-13 15:59 (UTC) (edited on 2025-03-13 16:00 (UTC) by tle130475c)

As @NIICKTCHUNS mentioned, if "vmware-keymaps" is not installed first, there is an error when compiling (I install using yay on fresh new arch system that don't have "vmware-keymaps" installed). Should we add "vmware-keymaps" as a dependency of this package?

NIICKTCHUNS commented on 2025-03-09 12:42 (UTC)

If anyone here is having a error about compiling, first install the package "vmware-keymaps" from the AUR, this is a dependency that shows on the error log if you fail to install, although this already should be installed on your system.

joethelion commented on 2025-03-08 08:29 (UTC)

Thanks. This builds just fine now.

JulianXhokaxhiu commented on 2025-03-07 23:31 (UTC)

Sorry I messed up when updating the package, shall be fixed now. Please use the latest -2 revision, thank you!

septer commented on 2025-03-07 23:30 (UTC)

Anyone is having checksum errors on sources?

afzalarsalan commented on 2025-03-07 22:37 (UTC)

40d91c3c11ce doesn't build properly if you don't have _enable_macOS_guests=y enable due to a mismatch in sources and checksums.

air_guidear commented on 2025-02-05 20:07 (UTC)

Anyone else not able to start vmware-networks?

ERROR: Missing 6.13.1-arch1-1 kernel modules tree for module vmware-workstation

It dies after "Started Bridge networking on vmnet0" when checking the systemctl status.

ajgringo619 commented on 2025-01-20 16:58 (UTC) (edited on 2025-01-20 16:59 (UTC) by ajgringo619)

Been getting these types of messages for a while now, can't find any file that references these old kernels/VMware versions:

Error! vmware-workstation/17.6.1_24319023: Missing the module source directory or the symbolic link pointing to it.
Manual intervention is required!

Everything works, never had a kernel module fail to build.

yurikoles commented on 2025-01-13 20:22 (UTC)

Please switch the p7zip macOS guests makedep to 7zip, like upstream ArchLinux did. It's a straightforward replacement, it works for me in a clean chroot.

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