vmware-workstation16 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "vmware-workstation16" 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-workstation16 on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                vmware-workstation16
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall vmware-workstation16 on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                vmware-workstation16
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "vmware-workstation16" 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-workstation16's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/vmware-workstation16.git 
            
                        
                ~/vmware-workstation16
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/vmware-workstation16 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/vmware-workstation16
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the vmware-workstation16 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1419045
Name: vmware-workstation16
PackageBaseID: 187604
PackageBase: vmware-workstation16
Version: 16.2.5-9
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: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: jihem
Submitter: jihem
FirstSubmitted: 1668886263
LastModified: 1709315559
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/vmware-workstation16.tar.gz