I am using VMWare Workstation on the following system:
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System:
Host: pegasus Kernel: 5.3.11-arch1-1 x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc
v: 9.2.0 Desktop: Budgie 10.5.1 Distro: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: PowerSpec product: 1710 v: 1.0 serial: <filter>
Mobo: Clevo model: 1710 v: 1.0 serial: <filter> UEFI: American Megatrends
v: 1.05.05 date: 06/23/2017
Battery:
ID-1: BAT0 charge: 65.0 Wh condition: 65.0/66.9 Wh (97%)
model: Notebook BAT status: Full
CPU:
Topology: Quad Core model: Intel Core i7-7700HQ bits: 64 type: MT MCP
arch: Kaby Lake rev: 9 L2 cache: 6144 KiB
flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
bogomips: 44817
Speed: 900 MHz min/max: 800/3800 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 900 2: 900
3: 900 4: 900 5: 900 6: 900 7: 900 8: 900
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA GP104BM [GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile] vendor: CLEVO/KAPOK
driver: nvidia v: 440.31 bus ID: 01:00.0
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.5 driver: nvidia
unloaded: modesetting,vesa resolution: 1920x1080~75Hz
OpenGL: renderer: GeForce GTX 1070/PCIe/SSE2 v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 440.31
direct render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Intel CM238 HD Audio vendor: CLEVO/KAPOK driver: snd_hda_intel
v: kernel bus ID: 00:1f.3
Device-2: NVIDIA GP104 High Definition Audio vendor: CLEVO/KAPOK
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.1
Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.3.11-arch1-1
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
vendor: CLEVO/KAPOK driver: r8169 v: kernel port: d000 bus ID: 3b:00.0
IF: enp59s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Device-2: Intel Wireless 8265 / 8275 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel port: d000
bus ID: 3d:00.0
IF: wlp61s0 state: up mac: <filter>
IF-ID-1: vmnet1 state: unknown speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: <filter>
IF-ID-2: vmnet8 state: unknown speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: <filter>
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 2.05 TiB used: 909.11 GiB (43.4%)
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 960 EVO 250GB
size: 232.89 GiB
ID-2: /dev/sda vendor: Samsung model: SSD 860 EVO 2TB size: 1.82 TiB
Partition:
ID-1: / size: 209.84 GiB used: 17.91 GiB (8.5%) fs: ext4
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2
ID-2: /home size: 1.79 TiB used: 891.20 GiB (48.6%) fs: ext4
dev: /dev/sda1
ID-3: swap-1 size: 18.43 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p3
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 52.5 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 53 C
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:
Processes: 278 Uptime: 4h 12m Memory: 15.59 GiB used: 5.91 GiB (37.9%)
Init: systemd Compilers: gcc: 9.2.0 clang: 9.0.0 Shell: bash v: 5.0.11
inxi: 3.0.36
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And I am getting the following error when trying to upgrade to the latest VMWare Workstation
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[2019-11-14 17:34:15,648]
[2019-11-14 17:34:15,650]
[2019-11-14 17:34:15,650] Installer running.
[2019-11-14 17:34:15,650] Command Line Arguments:
[2019-11-14 17:34:15,650] ['/tmp/vmis.5HrEEu/install/vmware-installer/vmware-installer.py', '--set-setting', 'vmware-installer', 'libconf', '', '--install-component', '/tmp/vmis.5HrEEu/install/vmware-installer', '--install-bundle', '/home/cryptodan/Downloads/./VMware-Workstation-Full-15.5.1-15018445.x86_64.bundle', '']
[2019-11-14 17:34:15,676] System installer version is: 2.1.0.13591040
[2019-11-14 17:34:15,676] Running installer version is: 3.0.0.15018445
[2019-11-14 17:34:15,676] Opening database file /etc/vmware-installer/database
[2019-11-14 17:34:15,709] Uncaught exception in installer:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/tmp/vmis.5HrEEu/install/vmware-installer/vmware-installer.py", line 705, in <module>
main(options)
File "/tmp/vmis.5HrEEu/install/vmware-installer/vmware-installer.py", line 554, in main
txn.Install(options.installComponent, options.installBundle, opts, database)
File "/tmp/vmis.5HrEEu/install/vmware-installer/vmis/core/transaction.py", line 536, in Install
resolveResults = Resolve(common.repository.available, common.repository.installed, [], db.database)
File "/tmp/vmis.5HrEEu/install/vmware-installer/vmis/core/dependency.py", line 1421, in Resolve
positiveGraph.constructLinks(installed)
File "/tmp/vmis.5HrEEu/install/vmware-installer/vmis/core/dependency.py", line 367, in constructLinks
for dependency in node.component.dependencies:
File "/tmp/vmis.5HrEEu/install/vmware-installer/vmis/core/component.py", line 489, in _getDependencies
deps = db.database.components.GetDependencies(self._uid)
File "/tmp/vmis.5HrEEu/install/vmware-installer/vmis/db.py", line 707, in GetDependencies
(uid,))
File "/tmp/vmis.5HrEEu/install/vmware-installer/vmis/db.py", line 233, in execute
return self._db.execute(query, args)
sqlite3.OperationalError: no such table: component_dependencies
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What is the fix?
From the log attached, the database of the old installer is corrupted.
You can remove the directories listed below, and then reinstall 15.5.1.
/etc/vmware
/etc/vmware-installer
/usr/lib/vmware
/usr/lib/vmware-installer
Your existing VMs will NOT be removed, but your configurations may be reset after reinstallation.