The first step:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y build-essential p7zip-full
Download and install VMware Workstation Pro:
wget <https://softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds/vmw-desktop/ws/17.5.2/23775571/linux/core/VMware-Workstation-17.5.2-23775571.x86_64.bundle.tar>
7z x VMware-Workstation-17.5.2-23775571.x86_64.bundle.tar
Another option would be to register a free account on Broadcom’s official website in order to download the software for free. It requires you to register and agree to a bunch of terms and conditions that you will never read.
Assign execution permissions to the downloaded binary file with this command (don’t forget to replace the file name if it is different):
chmod +x VMware-Workstation-Full-17.5.2-23775571.x86_64.bundle
Run installer:
./VMware-Workstation-Full-17.5.2-23775571.x86_64.bundle
Fix the kernel drivers (17.5.1 is the same as 17.5.2):
wget <https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/archive/workstation-17.5.1.tar.gz>
tar -xzf workstation-17.5.1.tar.gz && cd vmware-host-modules-workstation-17.5.1
tar -cf vmmon.tar vmmon-only && tar -cf vmnet.tar vmnet-only
sudo cp -v vmmon.tar vmnet.tar /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/
sudo vmware-modconfig --console --install-all
To remove the installation you only need to use this command:
sudo vmware-installer --uninstall-product vmware-workstation
The installation I performed on a clean install of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Updated), I didn’t add troubleshooting steps because I generally didn’t have them. Some problems often vary between different flavors of Linux.
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