Step 1: Install yay AUR helper
sudo pacman -S yay
Step 2: Install Dependencies
Install all required dependencies for running VMware Workstation on Arch Linux / Manjaro.
sudo pacman -S fuse2 gtkmm linux-headers pcsclite libcanberra
The other package needed by the –console installer is ncurses5-compat-libs. This is available on AUR.
yay -S --noconfirm --needed ncurses5-compat-libs
Step 3: Install VMware Workstation Pro or Player
yay -S --noconfirm --needed vmware-workstation
Then, as desired, enable some of the following services:
- vmware-networks.service for guest network access
- vmware-usbarbitrator.service for connecting USB devices to guest
- vmware-hostd.service for sharing virtual machines
Example:
sudo systemctl enable vmware-networks.service vmware-usbarbitrator.service vmware-hostd.service
sudo systemctl start vmware-networks.service vmware-usbarbitrator.service vmware-hostd.service
Confirm services status with:
sudo systemctl status vmware-networks.service vmware-usbarbitrator.service vmware-hostd.service
Lastly, load the VMware modules:
sudo modprobe -a vmw_vmci vmmon
To Launch VMware Workstation, run:
# Launch VMware Workstation Pro:
$ vmware
or VMware Workstation Player
# Launch VMware Workstation Player
$ vmplayer
