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= Installing VMWare Workstation on Manjaro = | = Installing VMWare Workstation on Manjaro = | ||
== Install vmware-workstation == | == Install vmware-workstation == | ||
The AUR package '''vmware-workstation''' will install VMWare Workstation and the dkms modules needed to run it. | The AUR package '''vmware-workstation''' will install VMWare Workstation and the dkms modules needed to run it. | ||
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After installing, either reboot, or load the required modules | After installing, either reboot, or load the required modules | ||
sudo modprobe -a vmw_vmci vmmon | sudo modprobe -a vmw_vmci vmmon | ||
== Start and enable services == | == Start and enable services == | ||
There are three services that can be optionally be enabled: | There are three services that can be optionally be enabled: | ||
* vmware-networks.service: Provides network access inside VMs, most people will want this enabled | * vmware-networks.service: Provides network access inside VMs, most people will want this enabled | ||
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sudo systemctl enable --now vmware-usbarbitrator.service | sudo systemctl enable --now vmware-usbarbitrator.service | ||
sudo systemctl enable --now vmware-hostd.service | sudo systemctl enable --now vmware-hostd.service | ||
= Installing Manjaro under VMWare = | = Installing Manjaro under VMWare = | ||
There are no special requirements to installing Manjaro on VMWare. '''open-vmware-tools''' is pre-installed. It should "just work" | There are no special requirements to installing Manjaro on VMWare. '''open-vmware-tools''' is pre-installed. It should "just work" | ||
==Copy and Paste== | ==Copy and Paste== | ||
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If copy and paste does not work, you may need to install gtkmm and re-boot. | If copy and paste does not work, you may need to install gtkmm and re-boot. | ||
vmware-user-suid-wrapper depends on gtkmm, but it's not a required dependency of the package. See: https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/43159 | vmware-user-suid-wrapper depends on gtkmm, but it's not a required dependency of the package. See: https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/43159 | ||
= Advice, Tips, and Tricks = | = Advice, Tips, and Tricks = | ||