Arch Linux User Repository

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

@jihem Sorry, I miss typed when I posted. I reread what I posted and I didnt mean /usr/bin/vmware, it was supposed to be /usr/lib/vmware.

What I get when I try to run vmware is this:

cat: /usr/lib/vmware/modules/modules.xml: Permission denied

/usr/bin/vmware: line 105: /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware: Permission denied

The permissions for /usr/bin/vmware is -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 3282 Jan 30 12:06 /usr/bin/vmware

But all the permissions for /usr/lib/vmware were the ones that were all "drwxr-x---"

` ls -l /usr/lib/vmware

total 76

drwxr-x--- 2 root root 4096 Jan 30 13:19 bin

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 615 Jan 30 12:06 config

drwxr-x--- 2 root root 4096 Jan 30 13:19 configurator

drwxr-x--- 5 root root 4096 Jan 30 13:19 hostd

drwxr-x--- 2 root root 4096 Jan 30 13:19 icu

drwxr-x--- 3 root root 4096 Jan 30 13:19 include

drwxr-x--- 2 root root 4096 Jan 30 13:19 isoimages

drwxr-xr-x 110 root root 4096 Jan 30 13:19 lib

drwxr-x--- 4 root root 4096 Jan 30 13:19 libconf

drwxr-x--- 3 root root 4096 Jan 30 13:19 licenses

drwxr-x--- 2 root root 4096 Jan 30 13:19 modules

drwxr-x--- 2 root root 4096 Jan 30 13:19 resources

drwxr-x--- 2 root root 4096 Jan 30 13:19 roms

drwxr-x--- 2 root root 4096 Jan 30 13:19 scripts

drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jan 30 13:19 setup

drwxr-x--- 5 root root 4096 Jan 30 13:19 share

drwxr-x--- 2 root root 4096 Jan 30 13:19 tools-upgraders

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1199 Jan 30 12:06 vixwrapper-product-config.txt

drwxr-x--- 2 root root 4096 Jan 30 13:19 vnckeymap `

I have removed everything vmware from my system multiple times and tries reinstalling but each time I get this same result.

Now I went ahead and tried a chmod -R o+rx /usr/lib/vmware, but then I am constantly presented with the user setup each time vmware starts(but at least it starts and works). Something I am guessing is not getting set correctly, i just dont know what. Any help would be appreciated.

@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).

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?

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.

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

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).

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?

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).

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...

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