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常见问题

[Sol.] … Build environment error! A required application is missing and Modconfig can not …

Ubuntu 下面安装 VMWare,提示:Build environment error! A required application is missing and Modconfig can not

问题描述

当安装 VMware Workstation 之后,启动服务,程序会提示需要编译相关依赖,当单击 OK 时,提示 Build environment error! A required application is missing and Modconfig can not continue. xzCheck the log for more details. 信息失败;

原因分析

在我们的环境(Lubuntu)中,系统缺少相关依赖,安装即可解决。

解决方案

apt-get install gcc make
apt-get install libcanberra*

sudo vmware-modconfig --console --install-all

# 07/01/2024 | Workstation 17.4.1 | Ubuntu 24.04

下载,安装,运行

https://support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/productdownloads?subfamily=VMware+Workstation+Pro
选择 VMware Workstation Pro 17.0 for Personal Use (Linux) 下载。
chmod u+x ./VMware-Workstation-Full-17.5.1-23298084.x86_64.bundle
./VMware-Workstation-Full-17.5.1-23298084.x86_64.bundle

运行 VMware Kernel Module Updater 失败

Install VMware Workstation Player in Ubuntu 24.04 [Fix Module Issue] | UbuntuHandbook

操作系统 Ubuntu 24.04 版本较新,所以还未得到官方支持。
VMware Workstation Pro / Using VMware Workstation Pro / Supported Host Operating Systems
Supported host operating systems for Workstation Pro 16.x, 17.x and Workstation Player 16.x, 17.x

虽然能够安装成功,但是 VMware Kernel Module Update 将运行失败,进而无法更新 vmnet / vmmon 模块。

为解决该问题,需要 mkubecek/vmware-host-modules 项目。

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/
cp -v vmmon.tar vmnet.tar  /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/
vmware-modconfig --console --install-all