I have upgraded to Ubuntu 17.10 (from 17.04). Everything seems to work, however, VMware Workstation 12 does not startup anymore. No messages generated. Please help.
Ubuntu – VMware Workstation 12 does not run after ubuntu upgrade to 17.10
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Best Answer
You need to upgrade to VMWare Workstation 14. Workstation 12 will not run with the kernel (4.13) in Ubuntu 17.10 unless you patch it. Patch available here: https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/commit/b50848c985f1
Run the following commands in Terminal to Patch (there are two ways to do this):
Patch Procedure 1:
Gain root user access:
Run VMWare as a normal user:
OR
Patch Procedure 2:
Get into your home directory, or somewhere you can store files temporarily:
Copy the vmmon source tar ball to your temporary location:
Extract the tar ball:
Download the modified file and overwrite the one from the tar ball:
Wrap up the newly modified files into a tar ball replacing the original one:
Rebuild the VMware kernel modules:
Reboot your system:
Sources to patch:
https://communities.vmware.com/thread/571370?start=0&tstart=0
AND
Ubuntu 17.10 Upgrade Broke VMWare Workstation 12.5
EVEN BETTER, I recommend upgrading to Workstation 14, which will remove Workstation 12.
Run the following commands in Terminal to install VMware Workstation Player 14:
OR
Download it here:
https://my.vmware.com/en/web/vmware/free#desktop_end_user_computing/vmware_workstation_player/14_0
Give the package permissions:
Finally, install:
As soon as the installer starts, please follow on screen instructions to complete the installation.
Select I accept the terms in the license agreement and then Click on Next. Update on startup; select yes (if you want).
Feedback; select yes or no.
License Key is optional (can be left blank).
Click Install on next screen.
Close when finished.
UNINSTALLATION
Hope this helps.