Downloading the software#
1- Login to the Broadcom Support Portal – https://support.broadcom.com . If you don’t have an account, create one to proceed.
2- After successful login, access the VMware Workstation Pro downloads using the link, Download VMware Workstation Pro
Installing the software#
- Executing the below commands:
The kernel headers must be installed before building the VMware modules:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r)
sudo bash VMware-Workstation-Full-$version.bundle
sudo vmware-modconfig --console --install-all
- Now application should installed successfully, But if your secure boot enabled you will face the below error when start any vm.
Could not open /dev/vmmon: No such file or directory.
Please make sure that the kernel module `vmmon' is loaded.
- To solve this issue you need to disable the secure boot OR do the following secure trick (Sign the VMware modules)!
openssl req -new -x509 -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout MOK.priv -outform DER -out MOK.der -nodes -days 36500 -subj "/CN=VMware/"
sudo /usr/src/linux-headers-$(uname -r)/scripts/sign-file sha256 ./MOK.priv ./MOK.der $(modinfo -n vmmon)
sudo /usr/src/linux-headers-$(uname -r)/scripts/sign-file sha256 ./MOK.priv ./MOK.der $(modinfo -n vmnet)
sudo mokutil --import MOK.der # asks you to set a one-time password
After running these commands, you'll need to:
Restart your system.
A blue screen will appear during boot (MOK management).
Choose "Enroll MOK".
Continue with the enrollment.
Enter the password you set with mokutil.
Confirm enrollment.
Your system will continue booting and vmware issue will be over.