Package Details: vmware-workstation 17.6.3-5

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: 212
Popularity: 3.28
First Submitted: 2017-02-10 19:04 (UTC)
Last Updated: 2025-05-03 21:48 (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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synthead commented on 2017-05-25 22:19 (UTC)

Ah yay, thanks! I'm really glad you like it! I'm pleased to see it being kept up!

yetAnotherZero commented on 2017-05-25 21:25 (UTC)

Best. Package. Ever. Love the dkms hook that rebuilds when upgrading the kernel

jihem commented on 2017-05-25 14:37 (UTC)

@budkin: the package provides two softwares: VMware Workstation, which cost money and VMware Player, which contains less features but is free for non-commercial use.

treeshateorcs commented on 2017-05-25 14:07 (UTC)

does this thing cost money?

jihem commented on 2017-05-25 14:01 (UTC)

Hi tidereis13, strange bug. Did you install VMware manually before using this package? Maybe it's a partial uninstallation of VMware configuration files which conflicts with this package. You can try to remove /etc/vmware/vmnet* directories and launch the command "systemctl restart vmware-networks-configuration.service". This should reset network configuration and recreate missing files.

tidereis13 commented on 2017-05-25 00:20 (UTC)

I'm having problems with the network configuration. It keeping crashing asking for the file or folder /etc/vmware/networking and I can't start the Network editor. Any of the vmnets interfaces came up too. trying to figure out what can be, so far no success

gbr commented on 2017-05-22 12:27 (UTC)

Working just fine for me on linux-lts-4.9.29. Thank you very much.

jihem commented on 2017-05-21 12:04 (UTC)

@fitu996: Are you using the last version of the package? There was a bug on the previous version but it should be fixed now. I've just tested again and I don't have any problem to use a trial license.

fitu996 commented on 2017-05-21 02:47 (UTC)

I start vmware after install, choose 30days trial. Then it says lisense key is invalid. I used to folow ArchWiki installation guide, vmware workstation works fine. What should I do?

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