Package Details: vmware-workstation12 12.5.9-37

Git Clone URL: https://aur.archlinux.org/vmware-workstation12.git (read-only, click to copy)
Package Base: vmware-workstation12
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: 12 dkms ovftool player 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: voxan24
Last Packager: voxan24
Votes: 10
Popularity: 0.000000
First Submitted: 2018-01-11 17:35 (UTC)
Last Updated: 2025-09-22 11:16 (UTC)

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jihem commented on 2018-01-11 17:39 (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

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emily9121 commented on 2026-03-22 03:15 (UTC) (edited on 2026-03-22 03:16 (UTC) by emily9121)

The package doesn't seem to work anymore, that it be with a aur helper or not, it keep failing silently at

==> Starting prepare()...

Extracting VMware Installer...done.

==> ERROR: A failure occurred in prepare().

I tried both on my usual system and on a fresh archlinux install with, as additional package (groups): base, base-devel, xfce4, xfce4-goodies, NetworkManager, lightdm, lightdm-gtk-greeter, firefox, git, yay, nano, htop, linux, linux-firmware, linux-headers and their dependencies.

voxan24 commented on 2025-09-22 11:16 (UTC)

Updated with mirror link, hosted by me.

jihem commented on 2024-12-27 18:25 (UTC)

Hello, I finally stop maintaining this package.

If someone wants to become the new maintainer, the job mostly consists to fix the compilation of kernel modules (vmmon and vmnet) after some Linux upgrades. To do that, you will have to modify the files vmmon.patch and vmnet.patch:

  • by tracking the differences in vmmon and vmnet sources between the last VMware Workstation releases, and applying the differences related to the compilation errors
  • if the last VMware release is not compatible with the last Linux version, or if the compilation error only appears on old VMware versions, you can search patches on Internet (http://rglinuxtech.com and https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules are generally useful) or you may have to make the patches yourself (good luck)

However, if no one maintains this package, the program should continue to work as long as you stay on Linux 6.12 (which will be the next linux-lts).

leopseft commented on 2020-09-06 18:16 (UTC)

Hello folks, when I try to open an Ntfs storage that I have my vms in I get the following error:

"Mount is denied because the NTFS volume is already exclusively opened. The volume may be already mounted, or another software may use it which could be identified for example by the help of the 'fuser' command."

I mount the storage with fstab with the following parameters /run/media/leopseft/storage/ ntfs auto,user,rw 0 0

With the newer vm versions i can open the storage normally but vms doesn't run due to system limitations (old core2duo 2010 laptop).

Does anyone have a work around for this issue? Thank you very much.

jihem commented on 2020-08-07 09:37 (UTC) (edited on 2020-09-06 16:51 (UTC) by jihem)

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.

ZorinArch commented on 2020-07-07 09:50 (UTC) (edited on 2020-07-07 09:53 (UTC) by ZorinArch)

jihem: Thank you for reply. i install this package on a machine with old kernel and enter key > ask root password like normal and works fine. then i copy /etc/vmware from this machine with old kernel to the new install machine with linux 5.4.50-1-lts kernel and works fine without asking for root or anything and works fine now. error box not appear anymore. i think the problem was in root permissions or so.

jihem commented on 2020-07-06 18:48 (UTC)

ZorinArch: can you provide a screenshot and explain what did you do before this box appear (just starting the program for the first time or doing a specific action after the program is opened)?

ZorinArch commented on 2020-07-05 11:35 (UTC) (edited on 2020-07-05 11:37 (UTC) by ZorinArch)

when install this package in new arch install with linux 5.4.50-1-lts kernel got an error want root cred. without show box that can enter root password. Just an error box ask system administrator help.

elppans commented on 2019-11-23 01:36 (UTC)

Alright, I kind of automated it for myself with a very simple script: https://pastebin.com/raw/tH2mfs5t

jihem commented on 2019-11-21 17:12 (UTC)

@elppans I cannot use this solution, because the header package depends on kernel version: linux-headers for linux, linux-lts-headers for linux-lts, linux-zen-headers for linux-zen... I think using optdepends is the best solution. This is also the solution used by virtualbox-host-dkms package.

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