vmware-workstation on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "vmware-workstation" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install vmware-workstation on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                vmware-workstation
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall vmware-workstation on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                vmware-workstation
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "vmware-workstation" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone vmware-workstation's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/vmware-workstation.git 
            
                        
                ~/vmware-workstation
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/vmware-workstation folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/vmware-workstation
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the vmware-workstation package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1416860
Name: vmware-workstation
PackageBaseID: 119642
PackageBase: vmware-workstation
Version: 17.5.1-1
Description: The industry standard for running multiple operating systems as virtual machines on a single Linux PC.
URL: https://www.vmware.com/products/workstation-for-linux.html
NumVotes: 186
Popularity: 2.691225
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: jihem
Submitter: synthead
FirstSubmitted: 1486753444
LastModified: 1709066132
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/vmware-workstation.tar.gz