VMWare Workstation Won't Start on Linux

[townsbg]

I am trying to test Workstation on Linux. I installed version 12 without any error during install but when I go to start it nothing happens. When I try the restart command I get this:

sudo /etc/init.d/vmware restart

Stopping VMware services:

   VMware Authentication Daemon                                        done

   VM communication interface socket family                            done

   Virtual machine communication interface                             done

   Virtual machine monitor                                             done

   Blocking file system                                                done

Starting VMware services:

   Virtual machine monitor                                            failed

   Virtual machine communication interface                             done

   VM communication interface socket family                            done

   Blocking file system                                                done

   Virtual ethernet                                                   failed

   VMware Authentication Daemon                                        done

I don't know enough about Linux to know where to go from here. I am running Linux Mint 19.3.

[towo2099]

WMWare 12 is not compatible with the Kernel form Linux Mint 19.3. Install a recent version of WS!

[scott28tt]

Not the first time you have posted about WS 12 and Mint: Workstation 12 won't run​

Please refer to the supported host OSes list: VMware Knowledge Base

[townsbg]

I thought at that time the issue was CPU support for virtualization but I've gotten a new computer. Is there no way to get it to work? I don't have a license for anything higher.

[towo2099]

Is there no way to get it to work?

Try to find anyone, who writes a patch for the module sources to make them supported by your running kernel.

[mkubecek]

There are already patches for 12.5.9, see branch "workstation-12.5.9" at https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules

[townsbg]

How would I install that exactly.