Package Details: vmware-workstation 17.5.2-1

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: jihem
Last Packager: jihem
Votes: 192
Popularity: 3.95
First Submitted: 2017-02-10 19:04 (UTC)
Last Updated: 2024-05-16 21:20 (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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liberodark commented on 2017-10-07 08:23 (UTC)

For me not install Vmware 14

JiPRA commented on 2017-10-06 01:19 (UTC)

Sorry, my bad! You already had included all the fixes in your vmmon.patch file, so it's all good! :)

JiPRA commented on 2017-10-06 00:49 (UTC)

@jihem: Can you please include the latest commit from GitHub to the vmmon module? It fixes a serious memory allocation problem with kernel 4.13. The problem appears at least with Windoze VMs but it might affect Linux VMs too. Without the fix, the VM would randomly freeze and give the following error message, "The virtual machine is unable to reserve memory". If both keyboard and mouse are confined to the VM window when the freezing occurs, there's no way to release them and the only way out is to reset the host computer. That's a cruel farewell to all unsaved work and data. Here's a link to the fix: https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/blob/b50848c985f1a6c0a341187346d77f0119d0a835/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c

ksqsf commented on 2017-10-02 05:13 (UTC)

@jihem: Thanks! It's fixed for me. This is indeed hard to package and thanks again for the maintenance. :-)

jihem commented on 2017-10-01 20:37 (UTC)

The bug should be fixed now. I think it's a conflict with Archlinux libraries and VMware internal libraries (they use a different version of GTK3) which appear when iBus is installed. VMware try to read the file /usr/lib/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules.cache but it failed for some reason. I just use a tweak to prevent it to read this file. Tell me if the problem is not fixed for you.

Ishbir commented on 2017-10-01 15:47 (UTC)

I am running xfce with iBus installed. "VMWARE_USE_SHIPPED_LIBS=yes vmware" works for me as well. $ pactree -r ibus ibus └─ibus-mozc Output from the apploader log files (4 of them are created): - https://pastebin.com/w600ZhLj - https://pastebin.com/Hz8Xnv9J - https://pastebin.com/xhbpyhZq - https://pastebin.com/NhatsPg3 And yes, can confirm that UI appears but quickly disappears because of the undefined symbol.

jihem commented on 2017-10-01 15:33 (UTC)

Thanks! I have not still found a solution, but now I can reproduce the bug. It appears when using some keyboard layouts like chinese or japanese. Until I find a proper solution, you can use the environment variable VMWARE_USE_SHIPPED_LIBS=yes or remove the file /usr/lib/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules.cache (it is generated by a pacman hook, you will be able to create it again by reinstalling gtk3 package).

ksqsf commented on 2017-10-01 10:32 (UTC)

@jihem: It seems to create three apploader log files. They look the same despite the timestamp. I've uploaded one with the least PID: https://slexy.org/view/s2ZxY7F4fT . (more undefined symbols than I expected!) $ pactree -r ibus ibus ├─ibus-anthy └─ibus-rime PS: Something interesting: sometimes the UI appears but quickly disappears because of the undefined symbol. However, the VM is still running in the background, and sometimes the UI is still accessible (through the tray icon). I have no idea why.

jihem commented on 2017-10-01 09:22 (UTC) (edited on 2017-10-01 09:29 (UTC) by jihem)

@ksqsf: thanks for the precision. And you are two, so it's not an isolated bug. Strange that I don't have this bug whereas I'm testing in the same conditions. Can you give me the content of the file /tmp/vmware-$USER/vmware-apploader-xxxx.log (where xxxx is a PID number) after starting vmware with the error? (If you have several files like that, just remove /tmp/vmware-$USER directory before restarting VMware.) Edit: can you also give me the output of "pactree -r ibus"? I'm interested to know which package depends on it.

ksqsf commented on 2017-10-01 08:58 (UTC)

@jihem: I can reproduce this problem on GNOME 3.24 with iBus installed. The problem occurs on both Xorg and Wayland sessions. "VMWARE_USE_SHIPPED_LIBS=yes vmware" works.

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