How to Install VMware Workstation 17 Pro on Linux Systems

This tutorial will show you how to install VMware Workstation 17 Pro on RHEL-based distributions such as CentOS, Fedora, Rocky Linux, and AlmaLinux, as well as on Debian-based distributions such as Ubuntu and Linux Mint.

VMware Workstation 17 Pro is popular software that allows you to run multiple different virtual machines on physical hosts using the concept of Type II hypervisors (Hosted Hypervisors).

What is new in VMware Workstation 17 Pro

  • Container and Kubernetes Support – Build, run, pull, and push container images using the vctl command-line tool.
  • New Guest operating system support for RHEL 9, Debian 11.x, and Ubuntu 22.04.
  • Support for DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.3 in the Guest.
  • Vulkan Render Support for Linux Workstation
  • Dark Mode support for optimized user experience.
  • vSphere 7.0 Support
  • Support for ESXi Host Power Operations such as Shutdown, Restart and Enter/Exit Maintenance Mode.
  • With improved OVF/OVA support for testing and experimentation within the Workstation.
  • Scan for Virtual Machines in local folders as well as on network shared storage and USB drives.
  • Automatically Suspend Shared Virtual Machines Upon Host Shutdown.
  • New GTK+ 3-based UI for Linux.
  • There are also some other features that you will discover by practicing and doing hands-on labs.

Prerequisites

  1. Make sure that your system is 64-bit “VMware Doesn’t provide a 32-bit edition” and that its virtualization feature is enabled.
  2. Unfortunately, the 16th edition doesn’t support 32-bit processors may be due to the feature improvements that need the higher level of processor BUT VMware didn’t talk about specific reasons.
  3. Make sure you have a license key to activate the product OR you will work in the evaluation mode “the same features but with ONLY 30 day period” After the evaluation mode period ends YOU MUST enter a license key to activate the product.
  4. Before you begin this guide, you will need the root account OR non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your system (Physical host).
  5. Make sure your system and its kernel are up to date.

Step 1: Downloading VMware Workstation 17 Pro

1. First login into your server as a root or non-root user with sudo permissions and run the following command to keep your system up-to-date.

sudo yum update     [On RedHat Systems]
sudo dnf update     [On Fedora]
sudo apt update     [On Debian Systems] 

2. Next, download the VMWare Workstation Pro installer script bundle from the VMware official site using the following wget command.

wget https://download3.vmware.com/software/WKST-1702-LX/VMware-Workstation-Full-17.0.2-21581411.x86_64.bundle

3. After downloading the VMWare Workstation Pro script file, go to the directory that contains the script file and set the appropriate execute permission as shown.

# chmod a+x VMware-Workstation-Full-17.0.2-21581411.x86_64.bundle

Step 2: Installing VMWare Workstation 17 Pro in Linux

4. Now run the installer script to install VMWare Workstation Pro on a Linux host system, which will be installed silently, and the installation progress is shown in the terminal.

./VMware-Workstation-Full-17.0.2-21581411.x86_64.bundle
OR
sudo ./VMware-Workstation-Full-17.0.2-21581411.x86_64.bundle
Run VMWare Workstation Pro Installer
Run VMWare Workstation Pro Installer

Step 3: Running VMWare Workstation 17 Pro

5. To run the VMware installer for the first time, you may encounter the following error, which needs to be fixed by installing certain missing prerequisites, including the GNU Compiler Collection, Development Tools, and Kernel Headers, which are essential components for the installation process.

vmware
VMWare Kernel Module Updater
VMWare Kernel Module Updater

Install GNU Compiler Collection and Development Tools.

sudo yum groupinstall "Development tools"   [On RHEL-based Systems]
sudo dnf install gcc build-essential	    [On Debian-based Systems]

Install Kernel Headers.

sudo dnf install kernel-headers		     [On RedHat Systems]
sudo apt install linux-headers-`uname -r`    [On Debian Systems]

6. After installing the required packages, try running VMware again. You will encounter the following license agreement. Check the option ‘I accept the terms in the license agreement‘ and then click ‘Next‘ to continue.

VMWare License Agreement
VMWare License Agreement

7. Select whether you want the software to perform update checks on startup, then proceed by clicking ‘Next‘.

VMWare Software Updates
VMWare Software Updates

8. Next, the installer prompts you to join the VMware Customer Experience Improvement Program. Select Yes or No to continue.

VMware Customer Experience Improvement Program
VMware Customer Experience Improvement Program

9. Next, it will ask you to enter the VMware Workstation license key or try the software for free for 30 days.

VMWare Workstation License Key
VMWare Workstation License Key

10. Once you make this selection, VMware Workstation will open, allowing you to begin creating and managing virtual machines.

Running VMWare Workstation
Running VMWare Workstation

Uninstall VMWare Workstation from a Linux

To uninstall VMware Workstation Pro from a Linux system, run:

vmware-installer -u vmware-workstation
OR
sudo vmware-installer -u vmware-workstation
Sample Output
All configuration information is about to be removed. Do you wish to
keep your configuration files? You can also input 'quit' or 'q' to
cancel uninstallation. [yes]: yes

Uninstalling VMware Installer 3.1.0
    Deconfiguring...
[######################################################################] 100%
Uninstallation was successful.

To remove all VMware Workstation Pro files, configuration settings, and virtual machines, run the following command:

sudo rm -rf /usr/vmware

Once you have uninstalled VMware Workstation Pro, you can reboot your computer.

Ravi Saive
I am an experienced GNU/Linux expert and a full-stack software developer with over a decade in the field of Linux and Open Source technologies

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69 thoughts on “How to Install VMware Workstation 17 Pro on Linux Systems”

    • @Fabricio,

      The same instructions will also work for VMWare Workstation 15.x Pro on Rocky Linux. Also, we have noted your request, allow us some to write and polish the article on same…

      Reply
      • Thanks, @Ravi!

        Taking advantage. Do you know how to work around the feature of host Startup VM on with VMWare Workstation 16.x?

        Regards

        Reply
  1. # chmod a+x VMware-Player-12.5.9-7535481.x86_64.bundle
    # ./VMware-Player-12.5.9-7535481.x86_64.bundle
    magic number does not match
    

    What is the problem?

    I have a VPS, can I install VMware on it?

    Thank you

    Reply
    • @Ayman,

      The “magic number does not match seems” is an error that indicates that your download did not go correctly. Please download the VMware file again and try..

      Reply
      • Thank you very much, my dear brother, for your response.

        I have a VPS Centos 7 server and I downloaded VMWare to my device and made a paste copy on VPS. When I log onto the VMware site of the VPS, I don’t see the download icon.

        In VirtualBox when I choose the file I get an error.

        attached to the Windows 10 file
        And the
        Not Attached for Windows 7 File
        In VirtualBox I get an error
        Failed to open a session for the
        virtual machine win_10 32.
        Failed to open a session for the
        virtual machine win_7 32.
        Failed to open a session for the
        virtual machine win_10 64.
        With all versions
        What is the problem, thank you very much

        Reply
  2. [root@localhost Downloads]# vmware
    [AppLoader] Use shipped PC/SC Lite smart card framework.
    An up-to-date “pcsc-lite-libs” or “libpcsclite1” package from your system is preferred.

    getting this error. Please help me out

    Reply
    • Use this package.

      # rpm -ivh /mnt/iso/Module-Basesystem/x86_64/libpcsclite1-1.8.24-1.14.x86_64.rpm 
      Preparing...                          ################################# [100%]
      
      Reply
  3. I´m running Fedora 29, workstation 14 will stop even before the install started with the message:
    User interface initialization failed. Exiting. Check the log for details.

    Reply
    • @Noob,

      Please install required kernel headers, development tools and ncurses libraries as shown.

      # sudo dnf install kernel-devel kernel-headers
      # sudo dnf group install "Development Tools"
      # sudo dnf install ncurses-compat-libs
      
      Reply
  4. You left out one very important detail. You MUST have an x86_64 CPU built in 2011 or later, otherwise 14.x and above DOES NOT WORK! This is a huge problem for people with desktop systems which are still functional (Intel Core 4 2.4GHz for example), and ran Workstation 12.x just fine.

    This also has a ripple effect for upgrading to newer versions of Linux, Ubuntu 18.04 for example, where Workstation 12.5.9 won’t even start. I’m not buying a newer computer because VMware arbitrarily decided to drop support for older 64-bit processors.

    https://www.vmware.com/products/workstation-pro/faqs.html

    Reply
  5. Hi,

    This error keep pop up, even I have install successful, please advise, thanks.

    C header files matching your running kernel were not found. Refer to your distribution’s documentation for installation instructions.

    Reply
  6. Hi,

    I faced the same problem and I solve it by update VMware workstation 12 to 12.5.

    You can solve it in 2 ways..

    First way: If you already install VMware workstation 12 on Linux Mint 18 then download 12.5 from VMware site it’s free. Then follow the procedure to update from 12 to 12.5 by reading official documentation of VMware

    Second way: Uninstall VMware workstation 12 then install 12.5

    Reply
  7. I have installed and I can run VMware 12.5 in LTS 16.04 Ubuntu. But network bridging does not work. When i connect VM interface to the bridged vmnet0 always get an error.

    Reply
  8. When you come again “GCC……

    cd /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source
    tar xvf vmnet.tar
    cd vmnet-only
    make
    cd ..
    tar xvf vmmon.tar
    cd vmmon-only
    make
    cd ..
    mkdir /lib/modules/`uname -r`/misc
    cp vmmon.o /lib/modules/`uname -r`/misc/vmmon.ko
    cd /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source
    cp vmnet.o /lib/modules/`uname -r`/misc/vmnet.ko
    depmod -a
    /etc/init.d/vmware restart

    Here to tell that you should to write on nano too
    https://communities.vmware.com/thread/521374
    nano /usr/bin/vmware
    add before set -e :

    export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libglibmm-2.4.so.1/:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH

    Save & exit and launch Vmware!

    But I have to write this , and VmWare have not start… , so, I have without it , and Vmware start without problem….

    Reply
  9. I think that often the problem come because people have a VmWare old kernel (old VmWare version), it making problem with new kernel from you Linux system, I think the best solution and this problem to prevent, download the last version from VmWare.

    sorry about my English.

    Reply
  10. Absolutely misleading title !!
    “How to Install VMware Workstation 12 on Linux Systems”
    Linux systems .. are all major gnu-linux distributions.
    The title of the article must be:
    “How to Install VMware Workstation 12 on RHEL, Debian and Derivatives”
    Otherwise you must also install Gentoo, Slackware, Archlinux, Aria-linux etc

    Reply
  11. Hi Ravi,

    First of all, thanks for this very nice step by step tutorial. For me as an absolute beginner it was clear and understandable and the installation process worked well.

    But I noticed a strange behavior which I don’t understand:

    I copied a VM (within VM I run Windows XP) which I once created in Windows environment to my Debian installation (which I run at the moment in a VM as well).

    When I started VM everything looked good, Windows XP logo appeared but before I was able to enter credentials VM was turned off automatically.

    Same with an another VM.

    I am not sure if it is clear for you what I mean.

    I would appreciate your help a lot.
    Thanks in advance

    Reply
  12. I followed your link but unable to start it.

    # /etc/init.d/vmware start
    Starting VMware services:
       Virtual machine monitor                                            failed
       Virtual machine communication interface                             done
       VM communication interface socket family                            done
       Blocking file system                                                done
       Virtual ethernet                                                   failed
       VMware Authentication Daemon                                        done
    
    Reply
  13. You don’t need all the “development tools” group because you will install so much packages and dependencies that you won’t need.

    You need only gcc, glibc-headers and kernel-headers, no more!.

    # yum install kernel-headers kernel-devel gcc glibc-headers
    # dnf install kernel-headers kernel-devel gcc glibc-headers
    

    Greetings from Colombia.

    Reply
    • @Jose,

      Yes, I agree we don’t need all ‘Development Tools, only required dependency packages are enough to install VMWare Workstation, thanks for sharing..

      Reply
    • @RRGen,

      Sorry I forgot to mention, here are commands to install kernel-devel in Debian and Ubuntu.

      $ sudo apt-get install linux-kernel-headers kernel-package
      

      If the above command did not work, try to update or upgrade your system and follow rest of the steps in the article.

      $ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
      
      Reply
  14. i installed vmware 12 on ubuntu 16.04 gnome but unable to start virtual machine it shows before you can run vmware several modules must be compiled and loaded into the running kernel

    Reply
    • @Abhishek,

      Thanks for updating us about the Vmware 12, we will update the article from Vmware 11 to Vmware 12 on latest Linux versions, till then stay tuned to Tecmint.com.

      Reply
  15. I installed everything as mentioned but when i try to start vmware…..nothing is happening even it not giving any error also…..what should I do?

    [root@shaks Downloads]# vmware
    [root@shaks Downloads]#

    Reply
  16. Dear Sir

    I follow up same step which is define by you, but last time when i put vmware than give me error ( Virtual Network Device ) error which is second last pic. what i do resolve this issue.
    Thanks.

    Reply
  17. When starting vmplayer from the shell prompt, this is the error I get.

    #vmplayer
    Logging to /tmp/vmware-root/vmware-modconfig-4353.log
    Stopping vmware (via systemctl): [ OK ]
    make: Entering directory ‘/tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmnet-only’
    Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
    /usr/bin/make -C /lib/modules/3.19.3-200.fc21.x86_64/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
    MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
    make[1]: Entering directory ‘/usr/src/kernels/3.19.3-200.fc21.x86_64’
    CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmnet-only/driver.o
    CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmnet-only/hub.o
    CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmnet-only/userif.o
    CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmnet-only/netif.o
    CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmnet-only/bridge.o
    CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmnet-only/procfs.o
    CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmnet-only/smac_compat.o
    CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmnet-only/smac.o
    In file included from include/linux/pci.h:34:0,
    from /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmnet-only/compat_netdevice.h:27,
    from /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmnet-only/netif.c:43:
    include/linux/pci_ids.h:2251:0: warning: “PCI_VENDOR_ID_VMWARE” redefined
    #define PCI_VENDOR_ID_VMWARE 0x15ad
    ^
    In file included from /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmnet-only/net.h:38:0,
    from /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmnet-only/vnetInt.h:26,
    from /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmnet-only/netif.c:42:
    /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmnet-only/vm_device_version.h:56:0: note: this is the location of the previous definition
    #define PCI_VENDOR_ID_VMWARE 0x15AD
    ^
    CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmnet-only/vnetEvent.o
    /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmnet-only/netif.c: In function ‘VNetNetIf_Create’:
    /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmnet-only/netif.c:152:64: error: macro “alloc_netdev” requires 4 arguments, but only 3 given
    dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof *netIf, deviceName, VNetNetIfSetup);
    ^
    /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmnet-only/netif.c:152:10: error: ‘alloc_netdev’ undeclared (first use in this function)
    dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof *netIf, deviceName, VNetNetIfSetup);
    ^
    /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmnet-only/netif.c:152:10: note: each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each function it appears in
    /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmnet-only/netif.c: At top level:
    /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmnet-only/netif.c:85:1: warning: ‘VNetNetIfSetup’ defined but not used [-Wunused-function]
    VNetNetIfSetup(struct net_device *dev) // IN:
    ^
    scripts/Makefile.build:257: recipe for target ‘/tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmnet-only/netif.o’ failed
    make[2]: *** [/tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmnet-only/netif.o] Error 1
    make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs….
    In file included from /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmnet-only/net.h:38:0,
    from /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmnet-only/vnetInt.h:26,
    from /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmnet-only/bridge.c:52:
    /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmnet-only/vm_device_version.h:56:0: warning: “PCI_VENDOR_ID_VMWARE” redefined
    #define PCI_VENDOR_ID_VMWARE 0x15AD
    ^
    In file included from include/linux/pci.h:34:0,
    from /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmnet-only/compat_netdevice.h:27,
    from /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmnet-only/bridge.c:51:
    include/linux/pci_ids.h:2251:0: note: this is the location of the previous definition
    #define PCI_VENDOR_ID_VMWARE 0x15ad
    ^
    Makefile:1386: recipe for target ‘_module_/tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmnet-only’ failed
    make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmnet-only] Error 2
    make[1]: Leaving directory ‘/usr/src/kernels/3.19.3-200.fc21.x86_64’
    Makefile:130: recipe for target ‘vmnet.ko’ failed
    make: *** [vmnet.ko] Error 2
    make: Leaving directory ‘/tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmnet-only’
    Failed to build vmnet. Failed to execute the build command.
    make: Entering directory ‘/tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmci-only’
    Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
    /usr/bin/make -C /lib/modules/3.19.3-200.fc21.x86_64/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
    MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
    make[1]: Entering directory ‘/usr/src/kernels/3.19.3-200.fc21.x86_64’
    CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmci-only/linux/driver.o
    CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmci-only/linux/vmciKernelIf.o
    CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmci-only/common/vmciDatagram.o
    CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmci-only/common/vmciDriver.o
    CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmci-only/common/vmciResource.o
    CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmci-only/common/vmciContext.o
    CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmci-only/common/vmciRoute.o
    CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmci-only/common/vmciHashtable.o
    CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmci-only/common/vmciQueuePair.o
    CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmci-only/common/vmciEvent.o
    In file included from /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmci-only/linux/driver.c:60:0:
    /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmci-only/./shared/vm_device_version.h:56:0: warning: “PCI_VENDOR_ID_VMWARE” redefined
    #define PCI_VENDOR_ID_VMWARE 0x15AD
    ^
    In file included from include/linux/pci.h:34:0,
    from /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmci-only/./shared/compat_pci.h:27,
    from /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmci-only/linux/driver.c:49:
    include/linux/pci_ids.h:2251:0: note: this is the location of the previous definition
    #define PCI_VENDOR_ID_VMWARE 0x15ad
    ^
    CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmci-only/common/vmciQPair.o
    /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmci-only/linux/vmciKernelIf.c: In function ‘__VMCIMemcpyFromQueue’:
    /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmci-only/linux/vmciKernelIf.c:1309:10: error: implicit declaration of function ‘memcpy_toiovec’ [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
    err = memcpy_toiovec(iov, (uint8 *)va + pageOffset, toCopy);
    ^
    CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmci-only/common/vmciDoorbell.o
    CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmci-only/driverLog.o
    cc1: some warnings being treated as errors
    scripts/Makefile.build:257: recipe for target ‘/tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmci-only/linux/vmciKernelIf.o’ failed
    make[2]: *** [/tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmci-only/linux/vmciKernelIf.o] Error 1
    make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs….
    Makefile:1386: recipe for target ‘_module_/tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmci-only’ failed
    make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmci-only] Error 2
    make[1]: Leaving directory ‘/usr/src/kernels/3.19.3-200.fc21.x86_64’
    Makefile:130: recipe for target ‘vmci.ko’ failed
    make: *** [vmci.ko] Error 2
    make: Leaving directory ‘/tmp/modconfig-mhBvOn/vmci-only’
    Failed to build vmci. Failed to execute the build command.
    Starting vmware (via systemctl): Job for vmware.service failed. See “systemctl status vmware.service” and “journalctl -xe” for details.
    [FAILED]

    Reply
    • yum install “kernel-devel-uname-r == $(uname -r) can you explain what we write in last (== $(uname -r) ) because this command was not taken by fedora 21, ( Uname-r ) we type our architecture?, Because my VMware Workstaion give me error when i type ( vmware ) in CLI than give me error virtual network device? what’e error

      Reply
  18. I got this error:

    Could not get snapshot information: Insufficient permissions.
    Module Snapshot power on failed.
    Failed to start the virtual machine.

    But i started vmware with root.

    I’m using centos 7 64 bits.

    How to fix it, please?

    Thank you!!! :D

    Reply
  19. i had followed all the instructions and had even installed all the development tools and kernel headers and kernel devel but still get error while execution that the kernel headers not found. plzz help, i am using fedora 21.

    Reply
  20. Try the below command if it fails in Fedora21 for versin 10.0.3 instructed by VMWare Support Team

    # – as root user
    $ cd /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source
    $ tar -xvf vmnet.tar
    # – edit the file vmnet-only/netif.c and replace the line that looks like
    dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof *netIf, deviceName, VNetNetIfSetup);
    to
    dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof *netIf, deviceName, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, VNetNetIfSetup);
    $ tar -cvf vmnet.tar vmnet-only/
    $ rm -rf vmnet-only/
    $ vmware-modconfig –console –install-all

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  21. ______________________________________________
    [root@machine VMwareW 11 install]# rpm -qa | grep kernel-headers
    kernel-headers-3.18.3-201.fc21.x86_64
    [root@machine VMwareW 11 install]# yum install kernel-headers
    Loaded plugins: langpacks
    Package matching kernel-headers-3.17.8-300.fc21.x86_64 already installed. Checking for update.
    Nothing to do
    [root@machine VMwareW 11 install]# yum install kernel-devel
    Loaded plugins: langpacks
    Package kernel-devel-3.17.8-300.fc21.x86_64 already installed and latest version
    Nothing to do
    [root@machine VMwareW 11 install]# vmware
    _____________________________________

    and error:
    C header files matching your running kernel were not found. Refer to your distribution’s documentation for installation instructions

    and:
    befire you can run VMWARE severalmodules must be compiled and loaded into runinning kernel…

    please help me, i use the Fedora 21 and VMware workstation 11.

    Reply
  22. I am getting the following error unable to start the vmware gives me the following error
    Could not open /dev/vmmon: No such file or directory.
    Please make sure that the kernel module `vmmon’ is loaded.

    Checked up the service shows the following with tow modules failed to start

    [root@localhost ~]# systemctl status vmware.service
    vmware.service – SYSV: This service starts and stops VMware services
    Loaded: loaded (/etc/rc.d/init.d/vmware)
    Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Wed 2015-01-07 12:51:03 IST; 23s ago
    Process: 3643 ExecStart=/etc/rc.d/init.d/vmware start (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

    Jan 07 12:51:03 localhost.localdomain vmware[3643]: Starting VMware services:
    Jan 07 12:51:03 localhost.localdomain vmware[3643]: Virtual machine monitor[FAILED]
    Jan 07 12:51:03 localhost.localdomain vmware[3643]: Virtual machine communication interface[ OK ]
    Jan 07 12:51:03 localhost.localdomain vmware[3643]: VM communication interface socket family[ OK ]
    Jan 07 12:51:03 localhost.localdomain vmware[3643]: Blocking file system[ OK ]
    Jan 07 12:51:03 localhost.localdomain vmware[3643]: Virtual ethernet[FAILED]
    Jan 07 12:51:03 localhost.localdomain vmware[3643]: VMware Authentication Daemon[ OK ]
    Jan 07 12:51:03 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: vmware.service: control process exited, code=exited status=1
    Jan 07 12:51:03 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Failed to start SYSV: This service starts and stops VMware services.
    Jan 07 12:51:03 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Unit vmware.service entered failed state.

    Reply
      • CentOS 7

        [root@localhost ~]# uname -a
        Linux localhost.localdomain 3.10.0-123.13.2.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Thu Dec 18 14:09:13 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

        [root@localhost ~]# cat /etc/redhat-release
        CentOS Linux release 7.0.1406 (Core)

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        • Please make sure about this :

          1. Virtualization feature is enabled in BIOS
          2. Secure boot is disabled.
          3. The software is downloaded successfully

          Then test to run it again ,
          If not running , try re-config the modules [Also you can re-install it ]
          mv /usr/lib/vmware/modules/binary /usr/lib/vmware/modules/binary.bak
          vmware-modconfig –console –install-all –appname=”VMware Player” –icon=”vmware-player”

          After all of that and doesn’t running , i thought you should report this issue to VMware itself.

          Regards,

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          • Virtualization feature is already enabled in BIOS and Secure boot is disabled.
            i have tried the steps as suggested by you, still it is giving the same error, may be i have report this to VMware.
            thank for the response

  23. After all steps when I run vmware, the next error message appears:
    “C header files matching your running kernel were not found. Refer to your distribution’s documentation for installation instructions.”
    +
    [root@hgntb3 WMware]# vmware

    ** (vmware-modconfig:3982): WARNING **: atk-bridge: Couldn’t listen on dbus server: Failed to bind socket “/root/.cache/at-spi2-socket-3982”: Folder or file does not exist

    Hugo

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  24. Does this install remove the running video driver??

    I am running the latest driver from AMD on my machine, last time i attempted to install playonlinux / wine.. it removes my proprietary driver :/

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    • From my own experience in the field , the answer may be
      “this installation doesn’t remove the video driver”.

      Playonlinux/Wine I don’t use both of them as usual , so I cant help you .
      You could ask Hanny Helal about the wine’s issue, I though he could help you.

      Regards,

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    • 1.There is no huge difference between both of them
      so , we have the same new Workstation 11 features and the same prerequisite
      the only main difference there is no “yum update” here to install the latest updates for your system
      we have apt-get update and apt-get upgrade

      root@tecmint:~# apt-get update && apt-get upgrade

      the && means : if the first command has finished correctly , do the second one

      Steps 1 and 2 are the same here

      2. : To start the software for fist time you will find some issues as discussed below with fixes. to start the software type vmware in the terminal.

      root@tecmint:~# vmware

      There is no issues with Ubuntu 14.04 or Debian 7.7 so the there is no need for next steps

      the software should starts without any problems
      If any issue appears with you , kindly inform me

      regards,
      Mohammad Doasoukey

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