I don't know what I do, but this Steps I do:
Fresh installation of ZorinOS, update all packages, install vmware Workstation 16.2.4 (don't start it), install build-essentials, install git.
Then:
thomas@thomas-Latitude-5420:~/Downloads$ cd /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source
thomas@thomas-Latitude-5420:/usr/lib/vmware/modules/source$ sudo git clone https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules
Cloning into 'vmware-host-modules'...
remote: Enumerating objects: 4029, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (1207/1207), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (313/313), done.
remote: Total 4029 (delta 1000), reused 1013 (delta 893), pack-reused 2822
Receiving objects: 100% (4029/4029), 1.88 MiB | 2.23 MiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (2912/2912), done.
thomas@thomas-Latitude-5420:/usr/lib/vmware/modules/source$ cd vmware-host-modules
thomas@thomas-Latitude-5420:/usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules$ sudo git checkout workstation-16.2.4
Branch 'workstation-16.2.4' set up to track remote branch 'workstation-16.2.4' from 'origin'.
Switched to a new branch 'workstation-16.2.4'
thomas@thomas-Latitude-5420:/usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules$ sudo git pull
Already up to date.
thomas@thomas-Latitude-5420:/usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules$ sudo make
make -C vmmon-only
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules/vmmon-only'
Using kernel build system.
make -C /lib/modules/5.14.0-1054-oem/build/include/.. M=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
make[2]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-5.14.0-1054-oem'
CC [M] /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules/vmmon-only/linux/driverLog.o
CC [M] /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
CC [M] /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o
CC [M] /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules/vmmon-only/common/memtrack.o
CC [M] /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules/vmmon-only/common/apic.o
CC [M] /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules/vmmon-only/common/statVarsVmmon.o
CC [M] /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.o
CC [M] /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules/vmmon-only/common/sharedAreaVmmon.o
CC [M] /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o
CC [M] /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules/vmmon-only/common/task.o
CC [M] /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules/vmmon-only/common/moduleloop.o
CC [M] /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules/vmmon-only/common/crosspage.o
CC [M] /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules/vmmon-only/common/comport.o
CC [M] /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o
CC [M] /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules/vmmon-only/bootstrap/monLoaderVmmon.o
CC [M] /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules/vmmon-only/bootstrap/monLoader.o
CC [M] /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules/vmmon-only/bootstrap/vmmblob.o
CC [M] /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules/vmmon-only/bootstrap/bootstrap.o
LD [M] /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules/vmmon-only/vmmon.o
MODPOST /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules/vmmon-only/Module.symvers
CC [M] /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules/vmmon-only/vmmon.mod.o
LD [M] /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules/vmmon-only/vmmon.ko
make[2]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-5.14.0-1054-oem'
make -C $PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= postbuild
make[2]: Entering directory '/usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules/vmmon-only'
make[2]: 'postbuild' is up to date.
make[2]: Leaving directory '/usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules/vmmon-only'
cp -f vmmon.ko ./../vmmon.o
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules/vmmon-only'
make -C vmnet-only
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules/vmnet-only'
Using kernel build system.
make -C /lib/modules/5.14.0-1054-oem/build/include/.. M=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
make[2]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-5.14.0-1054-oem'
CC [M] /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules/vmnet-only/driver.o
CC [M] /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules/vmnet-only/hub.o
CC [M] /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules/vmnet-only/userif.o
CC [M] /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules/vmnet-only/netif.o
CC [M] /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules/vmnet-only/bridge.o
CC [M] /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules/vmnet-only/procfs.o
CC [M] /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules/vmnet-only/smac_compat.o
CC [M] /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules/vmnet-only/smac.o
CC [M] /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules/vmnet-only/vnetEvent.o
CC [M] /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules/vmnet-only/vnetUserListener.o
LD [M] /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules/vmnet-only/vmnet.o
MODPOST /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules/vmnet-only/Module.symvers
CC [M] /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules/vmnet-only/vmnet.mod.o
LD [M] /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules/vmnet-only/vmnet.ko
make[2]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-5.14.0-1054-oem'
make -C $PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= postbuild
make[2]: Entering directory '/usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules/vmnet-only'
make[2]: 'postbuild' is up to date.
make[2]: Leaving directory '/usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules/vmnet-only'
cp -f vmnet.ko ./../vmnet.o
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules/vmnet-only'
thomas@thomas-Latitude-5420:/usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules$ sudo make install
install -D -t /lib/modules/5.14.0-1054-oem/misc vmmon-only/vmmon.ko vmnet-only/vmnet.ko
strip --strip-debug /lib/modules/5.14.0-1054-oem/misc/vmmon.ko /lib/modules/5.14.0-1054-oem/misc/vmnet.ko
if test -z ""; then /sbin/depmod -a 5.14.0-1054-oem; fi
thomas@thomas-Latitude-5420:/usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules$ sudo service vmware start
Job for vmware.service failed because the control process exited with error code.
See "systemctl status vmware.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
thomas@thomas-Latitude-5420:/usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules$ systemctl status vmware.service
● vmware.service - LSB: This service starts and stops VMware services
Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/vmware; generated)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Thu 2022-11-10 17:47:52 CET; 2min>
Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8)
Process: 12102 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/vmware start (code=exited, status=1/FA>
Tasks: 0 (limit: 37879)
Memory: 28.0K
CGroup: /system.slice/vmware.service
Nov 10 17:47:52 thomas-Latitude-5420 systemd[1]: Starting LSB: This service sta>
Nov 10 17:47:52 thomas-Latitude-5420 vmware[12102]: Starting VMware services:
Nov 10 17:47:52 thomas-Latitude-5420 vmware[12102]: [37B blob data]
Nov 10 17:47:52 thomas-Latitude-5420 vmware[12102]: [52B blob data]
Nov 10 17:47:52 thomas-Latitude-5420 vmware[12102]: [53B blob data]
Nov 10 17:47:52 thomas-Latitude-5420 vmware[12102]: [30B blob data]
Nov 10 17:47:52 thomas-Latitude-5420 vmware[12102]: [41B blob data]
Nov 10 17:47:52 thomas-Latitude-5420 systemd[1]: vmware.service: Control proces>
Nov 10 17:47:52 thomas-Latitude-5420 systemd[1]: vmware.service: Failed with re>
Nov 10 17:47:52 thomas-Latitude-5420 systemd[1]: Failed to start LSB: This serv>
thomas@thomas-Latitude-5420:/usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmware-host-modules$ journalctl -xe
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: http://www.ubuntu.com/support
--
-- A start job for unit NetworkManager-dispatcher.service has begun execution.
--
-- The job identifier is 2511.
Nov 10 17:51:41 thomas-Latitude-5420 dbus-daemon[729]: [system] Activating via >
Nov 10 17:51:41 thomas-Latitude-5420 dbus-daemon[729]: [system] Successfully ac>
Nov 10 17:51:41 thomas-Latitude-5420 systemd[1]: Started Network Manager Script>
-- Subject: A start job for unit NetworkManager-dispatcher.service has finished>
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: http://www.ubuntu.com/support
--
-- A start job for unit NetworkManager-dispatcher.service has finished successf>
--
-- The job identifier is 2511.
Nov 10 17:51:44 thomas-Latitude-5420 NetworkManager[732]: <info> [1668099104.0>
Nov 10 17:51:53 thomas-Latitude-5420 systemd[1]: NetworkManager-dispatcher.serv>
-- Subject: Unit succeeded
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: http://www.ubuntu.com/support
--
-- The unit NetworkManager-dispatcher.service has successfully entered the 'dea>
I don't know where I must search for the failure, I'm a rookie in Linux. I need my Mouse and Desktop Apps and not a terminal window. 
Are you any other tipps? I think I test now PopOS. 
Thomas