
The program transforms the way technical professionals develop, test, demonstrate, and deploy software by running multiple x86-based operating systems simultaneously on the same PC. Ln -s /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libz.so.1 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libz.so.1/libz.so.VMware Workstation Pro Lets You Run Multiple Operating Systems as Virtual Machines (including Windows VMs) on a Single Windows or Linux PC.

Insmod /lib/modules/4.13.0-16-generic/misc/vmmon.ko (note: - also contains a similar fix for VMWare Workstation 14)Ĭp -t /lib/modules/4.13.0-16-generic/misc *.ko This will create vmmon-only and vmnet-only directories.įetch the patched hostif.c sudo wget -O vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c

I've managed to get VMWare Workstation 12.5.7 working on Kubuntu 17.10.Įxtract vmmon.tar and vmnet.tar sudo tar -xf vmmon.tar Rm /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libz.so.1/libz.so.1 Insmod /lib/modules/4.13.0-16-generic/misc/vmnet.o Insmod /lib/modules/4.13.0-16-generic/misc/vmmon.o Tested and confirmed I could run a virtual machine. Thank you Steve, the below has gotten vmware going again. Am I on the right track?Īny help with this issue would be much appreciated. Unforunately, vmware-modconfig is failing because of a dependency it seems on a particular gcc version. Sudo vmware-modconfig -console -install-all Sudo tar cf /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmmon.tar vmmon-only #Wrap up the newly modified files into a tar ball replacing the original one #Download the modified file that mkubecek posted and overwrite the one from the tar ball for VMware Workstation 12.5: #Copy the vmmon source tar ball to your temporary locationĬp /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmmon.tar. I am aware that there are patches available and I am attempting to apply these and recompile. I get the message: /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-modconfig: Relink `/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libbsd.so.0' with `/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/librt.so.1' for IFUNC symbol `clock_gettime'

Hi after upgrading to Ubuntu 17.10, vmware is now not starting.
