| Git Clone URL: | https://aur.archlinux.org/vmware-workstation11.git (read-only, click to copy) |
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| Package Base: | vmware-workstation11 |
| 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: | 11 dkms ovftool player unity vmplayer vmware workstation |
| Licenses: | custom |
| Conflicts: | vmware-modules-dkms, vmware-ovftool, vmware-patch, vmware-systemd-services, vmware-workstation |
| Provides: | vmware-ovftool, vmware-workstation |
| Submitter: | jihem |
| Maintainer: | jihem |
| Last Packager: | jihem |
| Votes: | 3 |
| Popularity: | 0.92 |
| First Submitted: | 2018-01-14 11:00 (UTC) |
| Last Updated: | 2024-04-06 09:47 (UTC) |
Please do not update to Linux 5.8 because the system will crash each time a VM is powering on. There is no workaround for the moment, and maybe it will never be possible to run this version of VMware on Linux≥5.8. More informations in this thread: https://communities.vmware.com/thread/638457
EDIT: now the package is compatible with Linux 5.8.
When you update to version 11.1.4-6, you should see an error telling that some files already exist. This is normal, the reason is that some files previously included in this package are now provided by another package (vmware-keymaps) which is now a dependency.
One solution is to install vmware-keymaps with the option --overwrite usr/lib/vmware/xkeymap/\* before updating vmware-workstation. Another solution is to uninstall your current version of vmware-workstation, then build and install the new version (with vmware-keymaps dependency).
Nice that you created this package. Workstation 11 is the last version that offers Unity mode on Linux.
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:
vmware-networks.service: to have network access inside VMs
vmware-usbarbitrator.service: to connect USB devices inside VMs
vmware-hostd.service: to share VMs on the network
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jihem commented on 2018-01-14 11:01 (UTC) (edited on 2020-02-10 17:25 (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:
vmware-networks.service: to have network access inside VMs
vmware-usbarbitrator.service: to connect USB devices inside VMs
vmware-hostd.service: to share VMs on the network