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= Installing VMWare Workstation on Manjaro = | = Installing VMWare Workstation on Manjaro = | ||
=== '''IMPORTANT''' === | |||
{{Warning|Running VMware on Manjaro host is unsupported and is likely to break after updates. Please see Advice section of this page.}} | |||
== 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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= 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== | ||
If copy and paste does not work, you may need to install | If copy and paste does not work, you may need to install gtkmm3 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 = | ||
* [https://forum.manjaro.org/search?q=vmware VMware Manjaro Forum Search] | |||
* [https://forum.manjaro.org/t/vmware-can-i-use-it/58861?u=linux-aarhus VMware - can I use it] | |||
* [https://forum.manjaro.org/t/wiki-installing-vmware/19824?u=linux-aarhus Installing VMware] | |||
[[Category:Contents Page]] | [[Category:Contents Page]] | ||
[[Category:Virtualisation]] | [[Category:Virtualisation]] | ||