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 (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

16.1.2 builds, installs, and starts on testing... Thanks!

[quote] GNU nano 5.7 /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/16.1.2_17966106/build/make.log
cc1: Fehler: incompatible gcc/plugin versions cc1: Fehler: Plugin ./scripts/gcc-plugins/structleak_plugin.so kann nicht initialisiert werden make[3]: [scripts/Makefile.build:271: /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/16.1.2_17966106/build/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o] Fehler 1 make[3]: [scripts/Makefile.build:271: /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/16.1.2_17966106/build/vmmon-only/common/apic.o] Fehler 1 cc1: Fehler: incompatible gcc/plugin versions cc1: Fehler: Plugin ./scripts/gcc-plugins/structleak_plugin.so kann nicht initialisiert werden make[3]: [scripts/Makefile.build:271: /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/16.1.2_17966106/build/vmmon-only/common/comport.o] Fehler 1 cc1: Fehler: incompatible gcc/plugin versions cc1: Fehler: Plugin ./scripts/gcc-plugins/structleak_plugin.so kann nicht initialisiert werden make[3]: [scripts/Makefile.build:271: /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/16.1.2_17966106/build/vmmon-only/common/crosspage.o] Fehler 1 cc1: Fehler: incompatible gcc/plugin versions cc1: Fehler: Plugin ./scripts/gcc-plugins/structleak_plugin.so kann nicht initialisiert werden make[3]: [scripts/Makefile.build:271: /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/16.1.2_17966106/build/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o] Fehler 1 make[2]: [Makefile:1851: /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/16.1.2_17966106/build/vmmon-only] Fehler 2 make[2]: Verzeichnis „/usr/lib/modules/5.12.3-arch1-1/build“ wird verlassen make[1]: [Makefile:121: vmmon.ko] Fehler 2 make[1]: Verzeichnis „/var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/16.1.2_17966106/build/vmmon-only“ wird verlassen make: [Makefile:10: vmmon.ko] Fehler 2 make: Es wird auf noch nicht beendete Prozesse gewartet.... CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/16.1.2_17966106/build/vmnet-only/driver.o CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/16.1.2_17966106/build/vmnet-only/hub.o CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/16.1.2_17966106/build/vmnet-only/userif.o CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/16.1.2_17966106/build/vmnet-only/netif.o CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/16.1.2_17966106/build/vmnet-only/bridge.o CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/16.1.2_17966106/build/vmnet-only/procfs.o CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/16.1.2_17966106/build/vmnet-only/smac_compat.o CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/16.1.2_17966106/build/vmnet-only/smac.o cc1: Fehler: incompatible gcc/plugin versions cc1: Fehler: Plugin ./scripts/gcc-plugins/structleak_plugin.so kann nicht initialisiert werden cc1: Fehler: incompatible gcc/plugin versions cc1: Fehler: Plugin ./scripts/gcc-plugins/structleak_plugin.so kann nicht initialisiert werden cc1: Fehler: incompatible gcc/plugin versions cc1: Fehler: Plugin ./scripts/gcc-plugins/structleak_plugin.so kann nicht initialisiert werden make[3]: [scripts/Makefile.build:271: /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/16.1.2_17966106/build/vmnet-only/driver.o] Fehler 1 make[3]: Es wird auf noch nicht beendete Prozesse gewartet.... make[3]: [scripts/Makefile.build:271: /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/16.1.2_17966106/build/vmnet-only/hub.o] Fehler 1 make[3]: [scripts/Makefile.build:271: /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/16.1.2_17966106/build/vmnet-only/userif.o] Fehler 1 cc1: Fehler: incompatible gcc/plugin versions cc1: Fehler: Plugin ./scripts/gcc-plugins/structleak_plugin.so kann nicht initialisiert werden cc1: Fehler: incompatible gcc/plugin versions cc1: Fehler: Plugin ./scripts/gcc-plugins/structleak_plugin.so kann nicht initialisiert werden make[3]: [scripts/Makefile.build:271: /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/16.1.2_17966106/build/vmnet-only/netif.o] Fehler 1 make[3]: [scripts/Makefile.build:271: /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/16.1.2_17966106/build/vmnet-only/bridge.o] Fehler 1 cc1: Fehler: incompatible gcc/plugin versions cc1: Fehler: Plugin ./scripts/gcc-plugins/structleak_plugin.so kann nicht initialisiert werden cc1: Fehler: incompatible gcc/plugin versions cc1: Fehler: Plugin ./scripts/gcc-plugins/structleak_plugin.so kann nicht initialisiert werden make[3]: [scripts/Makefile.build:271: /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/16.1.2_17966106/build/vmnet-only/procfs.o] Fehler 1 make[3]: [scripts/Makefile.build:271: /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/16.1.2_17966106/build/vmnet-only/smac_compat.o] Fehler 1 cc1: Fehler: incompatible gcc/plugin versions cc1: Fehler: Plugin ./scripts/gcc-plugins/structleak_plugin.so kann nicht initialisiert werden make[3]: [scripts/Makefile.build:271: /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/16.1.2_17966106/build/vmnet-only/smac.o] Fehler 1 make[2]: [Makefile:1851: /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/16.1.2_17966106/build/vmnet-only] Fehler 2 make[2]: Verzeichnis „/usr/lib/modules/5.12.3-arch1-1/build“ wird verlassen make[1]: [Makefile:121: vmnet.ko] Fehler 2 make[1]: Verzeichnis „/var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/16.1.2_17966106/build/vmnet-only“ wird verlassen make: *** [Makefile:10: vmnet.ko] Fehler 2 [/quote]

@malacology it's not possible when using this package. It would be necessary to create another package that only includes the files needed by VMware Player. If the goal is to save disk space, it's probably useless: almost all files are libraries and other data (guest tools, ...) that are needed for both Player and Workstation programs.

How to only leave player and uninstall pro version?

While following this guide: https://wiki.manjaro.org/index.php?title=VMware&mobileaction=toggle_view_mobile

to install on manjaro I ran into an issue where the instillation hung once it reached the line: "Extracting VMware Installer...done."

I looked into the process on htop and found it was simply sitting here doing nothing. Any advice on logs or things I could peek at to see what is going on?

--Edit

It finished building the package but I timed out as a sudoer and had to install i with pacman -U. Still unsure of why it seemed to hang for so long.

Just saying that this has been working great for me and I'm thankful this exists.

Laserentchen: I guess you talk about /etc/vmware/config because the program version doesn't match. It is not a problem, I generally update this file only for major upgrades because some settings can differ, but it doesn't matter if the version number is not exactly the same. I also avoid to update this file because it will bother people by creating .pacnew files.

The config file seems to be outdated (vmware-workstation15 as well).