Install this version:
emerge -a =app-emulation/vmware-deps-17.6.4
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =app-emulation/vmware-deps-17.6.4
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =app-emulation/vmware-deps-17.6.4
| Version | EAPI | Keywords | Slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17.6.4 | 8 | ~amd64 | 0 |
# Copyright 1999-2025 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
inherit linux-mod-r1 udev
DESCRIPTION="Add vmware-worksation/player deps, udev rules and mod aliases"
HOMEPAGE="http://www.vmware.com/products/workstation/"
LICENSE="GPL-2"
SLOT="0"
KEYWORDS="~amd64"
RDEPEND="
app-arch/bzip2
app-arch/unzip
app-shells/bash
dev-db/sqlite:3
dev-libs/dbus-glib
dev-libs/gmp:0
dev-libs/icu
dev-libs/json-c
dev-libs/nettle:0
dev-python/jq
gnome-base/dconf
media-gfx/graphite2
media-libs/alsa-lib
media-libs/libvorbis
media-libs/mesa
media-plugins/alsa-plugins[speex]
net-dns/libidn
net-libs/gnutls
sys-apps/tcp-wrappers
sys-apps/util-linux
sys-auth/polkit
sys-kernel/dkms
virtual/libcrypt:*
x11-libs/libX11
x11-libs/libXinerama
x11-libs/libXxf86vm
x11-libs/libdrm
x11-libs/libxshmfence
x11-libs/startup-notification
x11-libs/xcb-util
x11-themes/hicolor-icon-theme
"
DEPEND="
${RDEPEND}
>=dev-util/patchelf-0.9
"
VM_INSTALL_DIR="/usr/lib/vmware"
pkg_setup() {
CONFIG_CHECK="~HIGH_RES_TIMERS"
if kernel_is -ge 5 5; then
CONFIG_CHECK="${CONFIG_CHECK} X86_IOPL_IOPERM"
fi
if kernel_is -ge 2 6 37 && kernel_is -lt 2 6 39; then
CONFIG_CHECK="${CONFIG_CHECK} BKL"
fi
CONFIG_CHECK="${CONFIG_CHECK} VMWARE_VMCI ~VMWARE_VMCI_VSOCKETS"
}
src_unpack() {
# Nothing to do
mkdir -p "${S}" || or die
}
src_configure() {
# Nothing to do
true
}
src_compile() {
# Nothing to do
true
}
src_install() {
local udevrules="${T}/60-vmware.rules"
cat > "${udevrules}" <<-EOF
KERNEL=="vmci", GROUP="vmware", MODE="660"
KERNEL=="vmw_vmci", GROUP="vmware", MODE="660"
KERNEL=="vmmon", GROUP="vmware", MODE="660"
KERNEL=="vsock", GROUP="vmware", MODE="660"
EOF
udev_dorules "${udevrules}"
dodir /etc/modprobe.d/
cat > "${D}"/etc/modprobe.d/vmware.conf <<-EOF
# VMware kernel module configuration
# Ensure vmmon loads before vmnet
softdep vmnet pre: vmmon
# Support for vmware vmci in kernel module
alias vmci vmw_vmci
# Support for vmware vsock in kernel module
alias vsock vmw_vsock_vmci_transport
EOF
export installed_modprobe_conf=1
# create the environment
local envd="${T}/90vmware"
cat > "${envd}" <<-EOF
PATH='${VM_INSTALL_DIR}/bin'
ROOTPATH='${VM_INSTALL_DIR}/bin'
CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK='/etc/vmware-installer'
EOF
doenvd "${envd}"
}
pkg_postinst() {
udev_reload
ewarn "The Vmware modules will not build against the current kernel generation."
ewarn "Clone https://github.com/Hyphaed/vmware-vmmon-vmnet-linux-6.17.x and use their"
ewarn " => scripts/install-vmware-modules.sh"
ewarn "bash script to build and install the modules."
ewarn
ewarn "Currently there is a bug in libX11 that causes vmware workstation and player to"
ewarn "crash when running on wayland. To fix this until a patched libX11 is used, you"
ewarn "can:"
ewarn " 1) Put this patch into /etc/portage/patches/x11-libs/libX11 :"
ewarn " https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libx11/-/merge_requests/293"
ewarn " 2) Remerge x11-libs/libX11"
ewarn " 3) Disable the shipped libX11 to force usage of the system libX11:"
ewarn " => mv /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libX11.so.6{,.disabled}"
ewarn " mv /usr/lib/vmware-installer/3.1.0/cdsHelper/lib/libX11.so.6{,.disabled}"
ewarn
ewarn "The Installer puts vmware appdata into /usr/share/appdata. Move it to metainfo:"
ewarn " => mv /usr/share/appdata/vmware-* /usr/share/metainfo/"
}
pkg_postrm() {
udev_reload
}
app-arch/bzip2 app-arch/unzip app-shells/bash dev-db/sqlite:3 dev-libs/dbus-glib dev-libs/gmp:0 dev-libs/icu dev-libs/json-c dev-libs/nettle:0 dev-python/jq gnome-base/dconf media-gfx/graphite2 media-libs/alsa-lib media-libs/libvorbis media-libs/mesa media-plugins/alsa-plugins[speex] net-dns/libidn net-libs/gnutls sys-apps/tcp-wrappers sys-apps/util-linux sys-auth/polkit sys-kernel/dkms virtual/libcrypt:* x11-libs/libX11 x11-libs/libXinerama x11-libs/libXxf86vm x11-libs/libdrm x11-libs/libxshmfence x11-libs/startup-notification x11-libs/xcb-util x11-themes/hicolor-icon-theme >=dev-util/patchelf-0.9
app-arch/bzip2 app-arch/unzip app-shells/bash dev-db/sqlite:3 dev-libs/dbus-glib dev-libs/gmp:0 dev-libs/icu dev-libs/json-c dev-libs/nettle:0 dev-python/jq gnome-base/dconf media-gfx/graphite2 media-libs/alsa-lib media-libs/libvorbis media-libs/mesa media-plugins/alsa-plugins[speex] net-dns/libidn net-libs/gnutls sys-apps/tcp-wrappers sys-apps/util-linux sys-auth/polkit sys-kernel/dkms virtual/libcrypt:* x11-libs/libX11 x11-libs/libXinerama x11-libs/libXxf86vm x11-libs/libdrm x11-libs/libxshmfence x11-libs/startup-notification x11-libs/xcb-util x11-themes/hicolor-icon-theme