| Git Clone URL: | https://aur.archlinux.org/vmware-workstation.git (read-only, click to copy) |
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| 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: | jihem |
| Last Packager: | jihem |
| Votes: | 203 |
| Popularity: | 3.30 |
| First Submitted: | 2017-02-10 19:04 (UTC) |
| Last Updated: | 2024-10-11 05:17 (UTC) |
@dani: maybe you don't have polkit service enabled on startup? In that case you should install polkit package and enable polkit.service. But I'm not sure it is sufficient, I don't really know how polkit works.
I'm surprised that no one talk about this problem on VMware community forum.
Installed 15.5.0, followed @jihem instructions for /etc/vmware/config, rebooted, and starts flawlessly.
@jihem, thank you for replying. But it still does not really work for me.
"I want to try VMware Workstation 15 for 30 days." --> "Finish" --> (no response)
Meanwhile in the console I was prompted to enter the root password.
==== AUTHENTICATING FOR org.freedesktop.policykit.exec ====
Authentication is needed to run `/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-setup-helper' as the super user
Authenticating as: root
Password:
After password entered, it responded as follows.
polkit-agent-helper-1: error response to PolicyKit daemon: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1.Error.Failed: No session for cookie
==== AUTHENTICATION FAILED ====
Error executing command as another user: Not authorized
This incident has been reported.
@dani: I have the same problem if I remove my Workstation license file. Same behaviour with a manual installation on Arch Linux or Fedora. I think it's a bug, you can use VMware Player freely if you select "I want to try VMware Workstation 15 for 30 days." on each startup.
Sorry guys for the problems!
Firstly, for people who want to temporarily downgrade:
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/vmware-workstation.git && cd vmware-workstation && git checkout 82bfe4ee4a7f4f37998069af9694a8013964885a && makepkg -si
Secondly, if vmware or vmplayer crashes, add the following lines at the end of the /etc/vmware/config file:
acceptOVFEULA = "yes"
acceptEULA = "yes"
15.5.0 vmware workstation crashes with no output
vmplayer crashes with signal 6
Upgrade to 15.5.0 creates a problem
vmplayer| I125+ Unexpected signal: 6. And it crash. which I can't identify the correct cause. Perhaps the /etc/vmware.config is not yet updated. I don't know what I should keep from the old one.
How to downgrade to the previous version ?
SOLVED!!!! removed all files/references related to vmware and reinstall the new package.
I was prompted to enter a license key when trying to run vmplayer after upgrading to 15.5. But VMware Player is supposed to be free of charge, right?
I did nothing, but it seems that VMware improved a lot the startup time for this upgrade.
Wow, not sure what you did, but my startup time for workstation has gone from 10 seconds to 2 seconds on my laptop. AWESOME!!!
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