Package Details: vmware-workstation 17.6.1-2

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: 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)

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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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F1nny commented on 2017-05-08 23:39 (UTC)

Ahh bummer, thanks for orphan'ing hopefully someone snags, I understand the patch method and sure, it's just easier to have those upgrades happen automatically via aur without having to go log into vmware, download, install, then update the patch, etc etc. Not sure why more don't use this route:) The popularity is far higher than the patch it seems

quenyen commented on 2017-05-08 19:06 (UTC)

I have disowned it because I really haven't had time to get to it. I also lost interest because I have never used the repository....instead of using as peolo99 said...vmware-patch after running the standard vmware install (never had a problem going that way myself). It makes me wonder whether this package is even needed...and is possibly a distraction for those trying to use vmware. In any case...I have never needed this package...so my interest level is lower than I'd hoped.

F1nny commented on 2017-05-02 21:34 (UTC) (edited on 2017-05-03 00:33 (UTC) by F1nny)

quenyen - are you no longer maintaining this package? Multiple patches have released in the past couple months that have some important fixes :[ If not going to maintain can orphan so someone else hopefully picks it up. Hey guys PS - so DKMS doesn't work so everytime update kernel have to re-install from the AUR, saw it mentions needing LTS headers to use DKMS, is that right? I mean it does dkmsinstall correctly on my current kernel just updates it fails?

F1nny commented on 2017-04-16 20:32 (UTC) (edited on 2017-04-16 20:38 (UTC) by F1nny)

Hey guys, any idea why it crashes immediately on start? First time install vmware-modconfi[26289]: segfault at 3680 ip 0000000000003680 sp 00007ffd7c2a8fd8 error 14 in appLoader[55cb95e38000+ad000] /edit looks to be libpng breaks it, likely fixed in newer VMware pkg, I saw maintainer left as didn't have anymore and someone else took over - quenyen any plans to update the package? 12.5.2 pretty old at this point, or is there a reason? Anyone know if updating pkgbuild just for the new install package works or are some of those patches unnecessary? https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=224667

pelo99 commented on 2017-04-13 06:30 (UTC)

Alternate solution to this. Just download the latest Installation package from vmware.com and install it. Install "vmware-patch" from AUR. Enable "vmware.service" to autoload kernel modules. For every kernel version change, boot into the new kernel and run "vmware-patch" to compile and reload kernel modules for the new kernel. Check and install any App updates from the preferences section.

3KyNoX commented on 2017-04-09 17:10 (UTC)

Hey, we can use mine from my school to maintain the repo. As you wish.

synthead commented on 2017-03-31 19:56 (UTC)

Hey guys, I'm in a position where I won't have a VMware license anymore, so I won't be able to fully maintain this package. I'm marking it as an orphan, so please feel free to snag it! Thanks so much for all the great feedback, and I'm really glad to see this package being used!

spaceback commented on 2017-03-31 17:34 (UTC)

12.5.5 is out now :) https://download3.vmware.com/software/wkst/file/VMware-Workstation-Full-12.5.5-5234757.x86_64.bundle

Awesome_Donkey commented on 2017-03-14 12:48 (UTC) (edited on 2017-03-14 12:49 (UTC) by Awesome_Donkey)

12.5.4 is out too. https://download3.vmware.com/software/wkst/file/VMware-Workstation-Full-12.5.4-5192485.x86_64.bundle Also keep in mind the libcurl.so.4 issue with both 12.5.3 and 12.5.4. Described in the comments here: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/vmware-patch/ And posted here: https://communities.vmware.com/thread/558694

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