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Package Details: vmware-workstation 17.6.3-3

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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:	JulianXhokaxhiu
Last Packager:	JulianXhokaxhiu
Votes:	211
Popularity:	2.70
First Submitted:	2017-02-10 19:04 (UTC)
Last Updated:	2025-04-03 21:57 (UTC)

Dependencies (15)

dkms (dkms-git^AUR)
fuse2
gcr
gtk3 (gtk3-no_deadkeys_underline^AUR, gtk3-classic-xfce^AUR, gtk3-patched-filechooser-icon-view^AUR, gtk3-classic^AUR)
gtkmm3
hicolor-icon-theme (hicolor-icon-theme-git^AUR)
libaio (libaio-git^AUR)
libcanberra
libxcrypt-compat
pcsclite (pcsclite-git^AUR)
7zip (make)
python (python37^AUR, python311^AUR, python310^AUR) (make)
sqlite (sqlite-fossil^AUR) (make)
uefitool^AUR (uefitool-git^AUR, uefitool-bin^AUR) (make)
linux-headers (optional) – build modules against Arch kernel

Required by (6)

Sources (25)

Pinned Comments

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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Jayroro commented on 2025-03-24 20:02 (UTC) (edited on 2025-03-24 20:04 (UTC) by Jayroro)

I am receiving file validation errors when trying to install.


==> Validating source files with sha256sums...
    VMware-Workstation-17.6.3-24583834.x86_64.bundle.tar ... FAILED
    vmware-tools-linux-12.4.0-23259341.x86_64.component.tar ... FAILED
    vmware-tools-linuxPreGlibc25-12.4.0-23259341.x86_64.component.tar ... FAILED
    vmware-tools-netware-12.4.0-23259341.x86_64.component.tar ... FAILED
    vmware-tools-solaris-12.4.0-23259341.x86_64.component.tar ... FAILED
    vmware-tools-windows-12.5.0-24276846-17.6.3.x86_64.component.tar ... FAILED
    vmware-tools-winPre2k-12.4.0-23259341.x86_64.component.tar ... FAILED
    vmware-tools-winPreVista-12.4.0-23259341.x86_64.component.tar ... FAILED
    vmware-bootstrap ... Passed
    vmware-vix-bootstrap ... Passed
    config ... Passed
    configure-initscript.sh ... Passed
    vmware-environment.sh ... Passed
    vmware-networks-configuration.service ... Passed
    vmware-networks.service ... Passed
    vmware-usbarbitrator.service ... Passed
    vmware-networks.path ... Passed
    vmware-usbarbitrator.path ... Passed
    dkms.conf.in ... Passed
    Makefile ... Passed
    vmmon.patch ... Passed
    vmnet.patch ... Passed
==> ERROR: One or more files did not pass the validity check!
 -> error making: vmware-workstation-exit status 1
 -> Failed to install the following packages. Manual intervention is required:
vmware-workstation - exit status 1

tle130475c commented on 2025-03-13 15:59 (UTC) (edited on 2025-03-13 16:00 (UTC) by tle130475c)

As @NIICKTCHUNS mentioned, if "vmware-keymaps" is not installed first, there is an error when compiling (I install using yay on fresh new arch system that don't have "vmware-keymaps" installed). Should we add "vmware-keymaps" as a dependency of this package?

NIICKTCHUNS commented on 2025-03-09 12:42 (UTC)

If anyone here is having a error about compiling, first install the package "vmware-keymaps" from the AUR, this is a dependency that shows on the error log if you fail to install, although this already should be installed on your system.

joethelion commented on 2025-03-08 08:29 (UTC)

Thanks. This builds just fine now.

JulianXhokaxhiu commented on 2025-03-07 23:31 (UTC)

Sorry I messed up when updating the package, shall be fixed now. Please use the latest -2 revision, thank you!

septer commented on 2025-03-07 23:30 (UTC)

Anyone is having checksum errors on sources?

afzalarsalan commented on 2025-03-07 22:37 (UTC)

40d91c3c11ce doesn't build properly if you don't have _enable_macOS_guests=y enable due to a mismatch in sources and checksums.

air_guidear commented on 2025-02-05 20:07 (UTC)

Anyone else not able to start vmware-networks?

ERROR: Missing 6.13.1-arch1-1 kernel modules tree for module vmware-workstation

It dies after "Started Bridge networking on vmnet0" when checking the systemctl status.

ajgringo619 commented on 2025-01-20 16:58 (UTC) (edited on 2025-01-20 16:59 (UTC) by ajgringo619)

Been getting these types of messages for a while now, can't find any file that references these old kernels/VMware versions:

Error! vmware-workstation/17.6.1_24319023: Missing the module source directory or the symbolic link pointing to it.
Manual intervention is required!

Everything works, never had a kernel module fail to build.

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