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mfelker
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VMware VMware-Workstation-Full-14.1.3-9474260.x86_64 fails to install on Fedora Rawhide

I know it may be too much to ask but I can't install WS 4.1.3 on Fedora Rawhide with kernel

4.19.0-0.rc0.git3.1.fc30.x86_64

Here is /var/log/vmware-installer

2018-08-18 17:24:18,162]

[2018-08-18 17:24:18,163]

[2018-08-18 17:24:18,163] Installer running.

[2018-08-18 17:24:18,163] Command Line Arguments:

[2018-08-18 17:24:18,163] ['/tmp/vmis.pUytnC/install/vmware-installer/vmware-installer.py', '--set-setting', 'vmware-installer', 'libconf', '/tmp/vmis.pUytnC/install/vmware-installer/lib/libconf', '--install-component', '/tmp/vmis.pUytnC/install/vmware-installer', '--install-bundle', '/home/martyfelker/build/./VMware-Workstation-Full-14.1.3-9474260.x86_64.bundle', '']

[2018-08-18 17:24:18,297] Failed to load GTK libraries, falling back to console.

[2018-08-18 17:24:18,299] Could not set up curses...  Falling back on null term type.

[2018-08-18 17:24:18,302] UI Initialization failed.

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "/tmp/vmis.pUytnC/install/vmware-installer/vmware-installer.py", line 293, in main

    ui.Initialize(options.ui)

  File "/tmp/vmis.pUytnC/install/vmware-installer/vmis/ui/__init__.py", line 83, in Initialize

    exec 'from vmis.ui.null import *' in globals()

  File "<string>", line 1, in <module>

  File "/tmp/vmis.pUytnC/install/vmware-installer/vmis/ui/null.py", line 13, in <module>

    from vmis.ui import console

  File "/tmp/vmis.pUytnC/install/vmware-installer/vmis/ui/console.py", line 9, in <module>

    import curses

  File "/tmp/vmis.pUytnC/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/curses/__init__.py", line 15, in <module>

    from _curses import *

ImportError: libncursesw.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

[2018-08-18 17:25:22,786]

[2018-08-18 17:25:22,787]

[2018-08-18 17:25:22,787] Installer running.

[2018-08-18 17:25:22,787] Command Line Arguments:

[2018-08-18 17:25:22,787] ['/tmp/vmis.QgTDLT/install/vmware-installer/vmware-installer.py', '--set-setting', 'vmware-installer', 'libconf', '/tmp/vmis.QgTDLT/install/vmware-installer/lib/libconf', '--install-component', '/tmp/vmis.QgTDLT/install/vmware-installer', '--install-bundle', '/home/martyfelker/build/./VMware-Workstation-Full-14.1.3-9474260.x86_64.bundle', '']

[2018-08-18 17:25:22,872] Failed to load GTK libraries, falling back to console.

[2018-08-18 17:25:22,875] Could not set up curses...  Falling back on null term type.

[2018-08-18 17:25:22,881] UI Initialization failed.

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "/tmp/vmis.QgTDLT/install/vmware-installer/vmware-installer.py", line 293, in main

    ui.Initialize(options.ui)

  File "/tmp/vmis.QgTDLT/install/vmware-installer/vmis/ui/__init__.py", line 83, in Initialize

    exec 'from vmis.ui.null import *' in globals()

  File "<string>", line 1, in <module>

  File "/tmp/vmis.QgTDLT/install/vmware-installer/vmis/ui/null.py", line 13, in <module>

    from vmis.ui import console

  File "/tmp/vmis.QgTDLT/install/vmware-installer/vmis/ui/console.py", line 9, in <module>

    import curses

  File "/tmp/vmis.QgTDLT/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/curses/__init__.py", line 15, in <module>

    from _curses import *

ImportError: libncursesw.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Can anybody help?

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bonnie201110141
VMware Employee
VMware Employee

Can you try the workaround in below link?

VMware Knowledge Base

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