Package Details: vmware-workstation 17.6.3-6

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: 213
Popularity: 3.06
First Submitted: 2017-02-10 19:04 (UTC)
Last Updated: 2025-05-23 21:41 (UTC)

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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

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Excinis commented on 2025-06-03 08:05 (UTC) (edited on 2025-06-03 08:06 (UTC) by Excinis)

The 83I9.diff patch from @w568w fixed the kernel errors for me, Just git cloned the git repo, CD'd into the folder, did "patch -p1 < path/to/83I9.diff" and then built, installed and rebooted. Works perfectly, thank you!

dkmshurts commented on 2025-06-03 01:57 (UTC) (edited on 2025-06-03 01:57 (UTC) by dkmshurts)

I applied the patch from @w568w and the build still errors on the kernel part. None of my VMs are turning on anymore (git apply --reject --whitespace=fix 83I9.diff )

==> Generating module dependencies ==> Creating zstd-compressed initcpio image: '/boot/initramfs-linux-cachyos.img' ==> WARNING: errors were encountered during the build. The image may not be complete. error: command failed to execute correctly

VirtualBox is also broken so it's a universal issue: WARNING: The vboxdrv kernel module is not loaded. Either there is no module available for the current kernel (6.15.0-2-cachyos) or it failed to load. Please recompile the kernel module and install it by sudo /sbin/vboxconfig You will not be able to start VMs until this problem is fixed.

w568w commented on 2025-05-30 17:13 (UTC)

To build this package on Linux 6.15+, you can git apply this patch to the package: https://0x0.st/83I9.diff

(Note: check the content before you apply it.)

BryanLiang commented on 2025-05-30 11:56 (UTC)

When I updated the package, I got this warning Deprecated feature: CLEAN (/var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/17.6.3_24583834/source/dkms.conf

I think CLEAN="make clean" should be removed from dkms.conf.in.

yurikoles commented on 2025-05-28 17:36 (UTC) (edited on 2025-05-28 17:38 (UTC) by yurikoles)

Привіт @arch-lsf,

Це міжнародний проєкт, тому, будь ласка, використовуй англійську.

arch-lsf commented on 2025-05-28 03:24 (UTC)

=> 缺失依赖关系： -> vmware-keymaps ==> 正在检查编译时依赖关系 ==> 错误： 无法解决所有的依赖关系。 -> error making: vmware-workstation-exit status 8 -> Failed to install the following packages. Manual intervention is required: vmware-workstation - exit status 8

arch-lsf commented on 2025-05-28 03:23 (UTC)

=> 缺失依赖关系： -> vmware-keymaps ==> 正在检查编译时依赖关系 ==> 错误： 无法解决所有的依赖关系。 -> error making: vmware-workstation-exit status 8 -> Failed to install the following packages. Manual intervention is required: vmware-workstation - exit status 8

recdrik commented on 2025-05-27 20:41 (UTC)

I tried this http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=3321 . I replaced EXTRA_CFLAGS by ccflags-y and del_timer_sync by timer_delete_sync. EXTRA_CFLAGS is in MAKEFILE and del_timer_sync is in various .c and .h of src. Now I have this log https://pastebin.com/EtQjPWJa

Sorry for my bad English. Thank you for all.

tango_ninja commented on 2025-05-27 19:57 (UTC)

Regarding the cachyos build failure Perhaps a solution can be found here? http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=3321

Xiaozhu1337 commented on 2025-05-27 14:31 (UTC) (edited on 2025-05-27 14:32 (UTC) by Xiaozhu1337)

build failed on 6.15.0-2-cachyos,
the failed log here https://pastebin.com/EtD9vQU1

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