How to Download VMware Workstation Kernel Modules Updater

January 18, 2020 | By the+gnu+linux+evangelist.

Downloading VMware Workstation Pro/Player Kernel Modules Updater for GNU/Linux

Hi! The Post shows you How to Download VMware Workstation Pro/Player 12.x/14.x/15.x/16.x/17.x Kernel Modules Updater for GNU/Linux Systems.

And the github VMare Workstation Kernel Modules Linux Updater Repository Tracks Patches needed to build VMware (Player and Workstation) Host Modules against Recent Kernels.

As it Focuses on Recent Kernels (older ones do not need patching), only vmmon and vmnet Modules are Currently, Handled as the Rest has been Upstreamed for some time.

How to Download VMware Workstation Pro Kernel Modules Updater - Featured
  1. 1. Checking VMware Version

    Open a Terminal Shell Emulator Window:
    (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

    Open Terminal
    And to find out your Current VMware Pro Release play:
    vmware -v
    Instead for the Player:
    vmplayer -v
  2. 2. Installing Git

    How to Install Git in GNU/Linux

  3. 3. Downloading VMware Workstation Kernel Modules

    Now to Download VMware Workstation Pro/Player Kernel Modules Updater
    First, access the Temporary folder:

    cd /tmp

    And then find the Command for your current VMware Workstation release!
    So for the newest 17.x:
    (Choose the One that is meeting your Current Version. If not found then try with the Latest one)

    git clone -b workstation-17.0.1 https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git
    git clone -b workstation-17.0.0 https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git
    Again for VMware Workstation 16.x:
    git clone -b workstation-16.2.4 https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git
    git clone -b workstation-16.2.3 https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git
    git clone -b workstation-16.2.2 https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git
    git clone -b workstation-16.2.1 https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git
    git clone -b workstation-16.2.0 https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git
    git clone -b workstation-16.1.0 https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git
    git clone -b workstation-16.0.0 https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git
    Again for :15.5.x::
    git clone -b workstation-15.5.6 https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git
    git clone -b workstation-15.5.5 https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git
    git clone -b workstation-15.5.4 https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git
    git clone -b workstation-15.5.3 https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git
    git clone -b workstation-15.5.2 https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git
    git clone -b workstation-15.5.1 https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git
    git clone -b workstation-15.5.0 https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git
    And for 15.0.x:
    git clone -b workstation-15.1.0 https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git
    git clone -b workstation-15.0.4 https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git
    git clone -b workstation-15.0.3 https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git
    git clone -b workstation-15.0.2 https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git
    git clone -b workstation-15.0.1 https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git
    git clone -b workstation-15.0.0 https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git

    And if some New Releases are Out then try to Change the Version in accord…
    So for 14.x:

    git clone -b workstation-14.1.7 https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git
    git clone -b workstation-14.1.6 https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git
    git clone -b workstation-14.1.5 https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git
    git clone -b workstation-14.1.4 https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git
    git clone -b workstation-14.1.3 https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git
    git clone -b workstation-14.1.2 https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git
    git clone -b workstation-14.1.1 https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git
    git clone -b workstation-14.1.0 https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git
    git clone -b workstation-14.1.x https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git
    git clone -b workstation-14.0.0 https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git

    Last, for 12.5.x:

    git clone -b workstation-12.5.9 https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git
    git clone -b workstation-12.5.8 https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git
    git clone -b workstation-12.5.7 https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git
    git clone -b workstation-12.5.6 https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git
    git clone -b workstation-12.5.5 https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git
    git clone -b workstation-12.5.x https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git
  4. 4. Installing VMware Workstation Kernel Modules

    How to Install VMware Workstation Kernel Modules in GNU/Linux

    VMware Workstation Kernel Modules Linux Setup Guide

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