Package Details: vmware-workstation15 15.5.7-18

Git Clone URL: https://aur.archlinux.org/vmware-workstation15.git (read-only, click to copy)
Package Base: vmware-workstation15
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
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: 4
Popularity: 0.71
First Submitted: 2020-09-19 08:55 (UTC)
Last Updated: 2024-04-06 09:48 (UTC)

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jihem commented on 2020-09-19 09:12 (UTC)

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 2022-01-30 18:12 (UTC)

@AngryNapkin The permissions of /usr/bin/vmware should be -rwxr-xr-x. This is really strange if it is drwxr-x--- on your computer, it means /usr/bin/vmware is a directory (or I don't understand something in your error message).

AngryNapkin commented on 2022-01-28 18:46 (UTC) (edited on 2022-01-30 23:23 (UTC) by AngryNapkin)

It may have been my error as I tried installing the vmware bundle and had segmentation faults trying to compile the modules. I thought I removed everything before I installed this AUR version, but now I am running into a permission denied trying to launch as normal user. /usr/bin/vmware: line 105: /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware: Permission denied (edit) /usr/lib/vmware shows drwxr-x--- for access.

Have I missed a step when installing?

jonrmarston commented on 2022-01-17 08:52 (UTC)

I was also having issues with compilation against kernel 5.16 - missing stddef.h file. It's a while since I updated this package from AUR though, so the solution for me was to pull the latest changes for "vmware-workstation15" (commit id 040e9b73aa04 is presumably the one which made the difference) and re-install the package.

max.bra commented on 2022-01-15 14:16 (UTC)

ok, the problem is mine. I will investigate further.
thanks for your attention and sorry for the noise.

jihem commented on 2022-01-15 14:06 (UTC)

I've just tested this package with linux-zen: no compilation error. I think the required file is /usr/lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build/include/linux/stddef.h, which is present in linux-zen-headers too.

I don't often use vmware-workstation these days but for me it works well, with no major issues. The main drawback is the removal of server functionnality (vmware-hostd.service), if you use it. Anyway, you should be able to easily downgrade to this version if something don't work in the new version (just avoid to update the "hardware" version of your virtual machines).

max.bra commented on 2022-01-15 13:41 (UTC)

mmmh, arch standard here BUT with zen kernel... will try with default one.
I am seriously thinking of switching to version 16 as it will now be sufficiently mature for business use. does it give you some problems or some flaws of youth?

jihem commented on 2022-01-15 13:02 (UTC)

I'm not using this package but I've tested to install it (with the latest patch) on an Arch system with the default kernel (linux and linux-headers packages) and the compilation works without error. I got the patch from https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/commit/53c31e99b018621f38b571ac3870373c42e7699c and it is also used on vmware-workstation package, for the moment I've seen nobody else complaining about compilation problem... so it is probably an error specific to your system.

If you use Arch with a custom kernel, try to install the default kernel to see if your error is also present on it.

If you use Manjaro, I can't help you (not enough knowledge about this distribution).

max.bra commented on 2022-01-15 11:56 (UTC)

oh ok, sorry. but unfortunately i can confirm that (for me) that patch is not working.
either I'm the only one using version 15 or it's an error specific to my system...

jihem commented on 2022-01-15 11:47 (UTC)

The commit was made 10 days ago but I pushed it on AUR only 2 days ago, after your previous message.

max.bra commented on 2022-01-15 11:23 (UTC) (edited on 2022-01-15 11:24 (UTC) by max.bra)

hi and thanks again. last commit was 10 days ago about 5.16-rc8. two days ago, with kernel 5.16 entering core repo, updating the system, I have "stddef.h not found" error.
mmmh, am I missing something in my system?

oh i forgot. workstation 16 package is working perfectly. Is it time to upgrade? :-D

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