A preliminary update to Workstation 9/Player 5. You guys can switch the download links back, if you preferred them that way
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This article is about installing VMware in Arch Linux; you may also be interested in [[Installing Arch Linux in VMware]].
This article is about installing VMware in Arch Linux; you may also be interested in [[Installing Arch Linux in VMware]].
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{{Note|This article supports '''only''' the latest major VMware versions, meaning VMware Workstation
8
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4
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{{Note|This article supports '''only''' the latest major VMware versions, meaning VMware Workstation
9
and VMware Player
5
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==Installation==
==Installation==
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{{Note| VMware Workstation/Player will '''not''' be manageable with pacman as the files are not installed with it.}}
{{Note| VMware Workstation/Player will '''not''' be manageable with pacman as the files are not installed with it.}}
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'''1.''' Download the latest [http://
downloads
.vmware.com/
d
/
info
/
desktop_end_user_computing/vmware_workstation/8_0
VMware Workstation] or [http://
downloads
.vmware.com/
d
/
info
/
desktop_end_user_computing/vmware_player/4_0
VMware Player] (you may also try the [http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/beta testing (Beta/RC) versions]).
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'''1.''' Download the latest
[http://
www
.vmware.com/
products
/
workstation
/
overview.html
VMware Workstation] or [http://
www
.vmware.com/
products
/
player
/
overview.html
VMware Player] (you may also try the [http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/beta testing (Beta/RC) versions]).
'''2.''' Start the installation ({{Ic|--console}} uses terminal instead of the GUI):
'''2.''' Start the installation ({{Ic|--console}} uses terminal instead of the GUI):
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==Configuration==
==Configuration==
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{{Tip|There is also a package called {{AUR|vmware-patch}} in the [[Arch User Repository|AUR]] with the intention of trying to automate this section (it also supports older VMware versions).}}
{{Tip|There is also a package called {{AUR|vmware-patch}} in the [[Arch User Repository|AUR]] with the intention of trying to automate this section (it also supports older VMware versions).}}
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===VMware module patches and installation===
===VMware module patches and installation===
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VMware Workstation
8
and Player
4 only
support
kernels up to 3.0. Any later requires patching of the VMware modules. These patches will also install the modules afterwards by executing {{ic|vmware-modconfig --console --install-all}}.
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VMware Workstation
9
and Player
5 both
support kernels up to 3.5.
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{{Note|Due to different VMware versions, you may need to set the {{ic|vmreqver}} or {{ic|plreqver}} variable for VMware Workstation or Player respectively in the {{ic|patch-modules_3.X.0.sh}} script.}}
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{{Note|The latest [http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/beta/workstationtp2012 Technology Preview] of VMware Workstation (July 2012) supports
kernels up to 3.5.
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====3.5 / 3.4 kernels====
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The patch for both 3.4 and 3.5 kernels is available [http://weltall.heliohost.org/wordpress/2012/04/01/vmware-workstation-8-0-2player-4-0-2-and-7-1-x3-1-x-fix-for-linux-kernel-3-4-0/ here]:
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$ cd /tmp
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$ curl -O http://weltall.heliohost.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/vmware802fixlinux340.tar.gz
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$ tar -xvf vmware802fixlinux340.tar.gz
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$ sed -i "s|0.2|0.4|g" patch-modules_3.4.0.sh
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# ./patch-modules_3.4.0.sh
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====3.3 / 3.2 kernels====
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The patch for both 3.2 and 3.3 kernels is available [http://weltall.heliohost.org/wordpress/2012/01/26/vmware-workstation-8-0-2-player-4-0-2-fix-for-linux-kernel-3-2-and-3-3/ here] and [http://blogs.gurulabs.com/dax/2012/02/vmware-linux-patches.html here]:
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$ cd /tmp
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$ curl -O http://weltall.heliohost.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/vmware802fixlinux320.tar.gz
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$ tar -xvf vmware802fixlinux320.tar.gz
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# ./patch-modules_3.2.0.sh
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The patches for older VMware Workstation 8 and Player 4 versions can be found [http://weltall.heliohost.org/wordpress/2011/11/09/vmware-workstation-8-x-player-4-x-virtualbox-fix-for-linux-3-2/ here] and [http://blogs.gurulabs.com/dax/2012/02/vmware-linux-patches.html here].
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====3.1 kernels====
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The patch for 3.1 kernels is available [http://weltall.heliohost.org/wordpress/2011/09/29/vmware-workstationplayer-fix-for-linux-3-1/ here]:
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$ cd /tmp
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$ curl -O http://weltall.heliohost.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/vmware8linux31fix.tar.gz
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$ tar -xvf vmware8linux31fix.tar.gz
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# ./patch-modules_3.1.0.sh
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==Finishing up==
==Finishing up==
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=== Incorrect login/password when trying to access VMware remotely ===
=== Incorrect login/password when trying to access VMware remotely ===
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VMware Workstation
8
provides the possibility to remotely manage Shared VMs through the {{ic|vmware-workstation-server}} service. However, this will fail with the error {{ic|"incorrect username/password"}} due to incorrect PAM configuration of the {{ic|vmware-authd}} service. To fix it, edit {{ic|/etc/pam.d/vmware-authd}} like this:
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VMware Workstation
9
provides the possibility to remotely manage Shared VMs through the {{ic|vmware-workstation-server}} service. However, this will fail with the error {{ic|"incorrect username/password"}} due to incorrect PAM configuration of the {{ic|vmware-authd}} service. To fix it, edit {{ic|/etc/pam.d/vmware-authd}} like this:
{{hc|/etc/pam.d/vmware-authd|
{{hc|/etc/pam.d/vmware-authd|
#%PAM-1.0
#%PAM-1.0
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=== Issues with ALSA output ===
=== Issues with ALSA output ===
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The following instructions from [http://bankimbhavsar.blogspot.co.nz/2011/09/hd-audio-in-vmware-fusion-4-and-vmware.html Bankim Bhavsar's wiki] show how to manually adjust the [[ALSA]] output device in a VMware {{ic|.vmx}} file. This might help with quality issues or with enabling proper HD audio output:
The following instructions from [http://bankimbhavsar.blogspot.co.nz/2011/09/hd-audio-in-vmware-fusion-4-and-vmware.html Bankim Bhavsar's wiki] show how to manually adjust the [[ALSA]] output device in a VMware {{ic|.vmx}} file. This might help with quality issues or with enabling proper HD audio output: