Ubuntu – Ubuntu 16.10 doesn’t work in virtual machine (VMware)

I fixed it based on this post by izznogooood:

sudo sucd /tmp
cp /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmmon.tar .
tar xf vmmon.tar
rm vmmon.tar
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/fadedd9c8a4dd23f74da2b448572df95666dfe12/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c
mv -f hostif.c vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c 
tar cf vmmon.tar vmmon-only
rm -fr vmmon-only
mv -f vmmon.tar /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmmon.tar 
vmware-modconfig --console --install-all

Another tip you should follow if you run intels onboard graphics is to enable 3D accelleration (adjust GFX memory to the guest machine accordingly) like a 7500U cpu is more than powerful enough for that. VMware does not allow this by default.

add:

mks.gl.allowBlacklistedDrivers = TRUE

Enter the following command in terminal to enable drag and drop between virtual machines and the host.

gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences use-experimental-views false

Do the following to enable drag and drop between two virtual machines:

1. Open the virtual machine settings editor (VM > Settings), click the Options tab and select Guest isolation.

2. Select Disable drag and drop to and from this virtual machine to disable the feature. Deselect it to enable the feature.