#Install vmware workstation pro opensuse install#
#Install vmware workstation pro opensuse update#
#Install vmware workstation pro opensuse Patch#
#Install vmware workstation pro opensuse series#
#Install vmware workstation pro opensuse download#

#Install vmware workstation pro opensuse download#

After downloading, verify the integrity of the downloaded file by comparing its checksum to one of the checksums provided in the details of the download on the VMware page with: sha1sum VMware-Player-12.1.0-3272444.x86_64.bundleBe sure to change the file name in the above command as appropriate for the version you downloaded. There are two dropdowns on the page that allow selection of versions to download.

#Install vmware workstation pro opensuse series#

You might avoid some of the inconsequential error output regarding missing Murrine elements by making sure these are installed.ĭownload the 12.x series of Workstation Player from the VMware Workstation Player 12.x downloads page. On my Ubuntu 15.10 system, the gtk2-engines-murrine package was already installed, but the murrine-themes was not. Neither of these pages mention the GTK-2 Murrine theme engine or Murrine themes, but they may be necessary for optimally displaying the GUI installer, judging from the output of the command to start the installation in GUI mode. The above list of prerequisites was compiled using the Arch wiki page on VMware and the Ubuntu wiki page on VMware.

#Install vmware workstation pro opensuse install#

If they are not on yours, install with sudo apt-get install fuseand sudo apt-get install libgtkmm-3.0-1v5 The packages fuse and libgtkmm-3.0-1v5 were already installed on my system. In Ubuntu the kernel headers for the running kernel can be installed with: sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname-r)Headers for other installed kernels that may be booted when using VMware can be installed with, for example, sudo apt-get install linux-headers-4.2.0-22-genericAll of the necessary packages for the second and third items above can be installed with: sudo apt-get install build-essentialAll of these items may already be installed as they were in my case, and it may not be necessary to install them manually. fuse for the vmware-vmblock-fuse service.make for building executable files and other binaries.gcc the GNU Compiler Collection for c and c++.kernel headers for the version of the kernel in the running system, and optionally for all versions of the kernel, if the system will be booted with the other kernels when using VMware.All other aspects of installing VMware on Ubuntu has stayed the same, including the necessary prerequisite packages that must be installed.īefore installing Workstation player, the following must be available on the system: But unlike some cutting edge rolling distros and other distributions which store kernel headers in non-standard places, installing VMware products remains simple on Ubuntu, even with the change in init system. Since Ubuntu switched to using systemd from Upstart, installing VMware products on Ubuntu has become a little more complicated, with the necessity of creating two systemd unit files. Although Workstation Player is not as capable as VirtualBox in terms of number of virtual machines it can supervise at once and other maximums, it does offer better performance in using the physical machine's hardware as I discovered when using VirtualBox to run Linux Mint 17 Cinnamon Edition, where the guest always reverted to 2D graphics. Thanks to Kubecek for his contribution and diligence.VMware Workstation Player, formerly VMware Player, is an excellent, free for non-commercial use, Type 2 hypervisor. Please let me know if I've missed anything. As SU do, cd vmware-host-modules-workstation-12.5.9

#Install vmware workstation pro opensuse Patch#

Kubecek's patch already in /home/user directory, therefore no download needed. 1.) sed -i '/export PRODUCT_NAME='VMware Workstation'/s/.*/& export VMWARE_USE_SHIPPED_LIBS='yes'/' /usr/bin/vmwareģ.) cd /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libfontconfig.so.1 Required two additional steps after Workstation install. To get this patch and install do the following as SU, wget Ĭd vmware-host-modules-workstation-12.5.9ĭid a fresh install on another machine that had been updated. Installing Kubecek's patch resolved this.

#Install vmware workstation pro opensuse update#

Mv libfontconfig.so.1 libfontconfig.so.1.oldĪugust 4 edit: Following openSuse, update started getting 'GNU C Compiler (gcc) version 7.3.1 was not found' error message again. Below works.Īs SU, do sed -i '/export PRODUCT_NAME='VMware Workstation'/s/.*/& export VMWARE_USE_SHIPPED_LIBS='yes'/' /usr/bin/vmwareįollowed by, cd /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libfontconfig.so.1 Please let me know if I've missed anything.Ībove did not work on an openSuse LEAP 15.0 install that had been updated. The following resolved this, cd /usr/lib/vmware/modules/sourceĬp vmmon.o /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/misc/vmmon.koĬp vmnet.o /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/misc/vmnet.ko However at this point I was getting an, 'GNU C Compiler (gcc) version 7.3.1 was not found' error message.

As root run, sed -i '/export PRODUCT_NAME='VMware Workstation'/s/.*/& export VMWARE_USE_SHIPPED_LIBS='yes'/' /usr/bin/vmware