For lack of details lets assume that your Linux is a Red Hat.
Did you already asked google : how do I import a RedHat into a Workstation VM ?
The missing menu item may come back one day but you'd better not wait for that.
The manual procedures for mainstream distributions are usually only looking tricky at first sight.
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Do you need support with a VMFS recovery problem ? - send a message via skype "sanbarrow"
I do not support Workstation 16 at this time ...
