VMware Workstation Missing after failed update

That file is the bundle file. Run that file with --help

It appears you have installed it both ways which is causing problems for you at this point.

See, it looks for specific componentsā€¦

[fenris@fenris-garudasys Downloads]$ chmod +x VMware*.bundle
[fenris@fenris-garudasys Downloads]$ sudo ./VMware*.bundle --help
[sudo] password for fenris:         
Extracting VMware Installer...done.
Usage: vmware-installer [options]

VMware Installer

Options:
  --version             show program's version number and exit
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit

  Manage:
    Install or uninstall products

    -i FILE, --install-bundle=FILE
                        Install bundle from FILE
    --install-component=FILE
                        Install a component
    --uninstall-component=NAME
                        Force uninstallation of a component
    -u NAME, --uninstall-product=NAME
                        Uninstall a product
    -r, --resolve-system
                        Force the system to resolve the current state
    --register-file=COMPONENT_NAME (config|regular) FILE
                        Register a file in the database
    -x DIR, --extract=DIR
                        Extract the contents of the bundle into DIR
    -p DIR, --prefix=DIR
                        Set a custom install location

  Information:
    Look up information on installed products

    -l, --list-products
                        List installed products
    -t, --list-components
                        List the installed components
    -L COMPONENT, --list-files=COMPONENT
                        List files for a given component
    -S FILE, --find-file=FILE
                        List components and files matching the given pattern

  Settings:
    Set and retrieve settings

    -g COMPONENT KEY, --get-setting=COMPONENT KEY
                        Get setting
    -s COMPONENT KEY VALUE, --set-setting=COMPONENT KEY VALUE
                        Set setting
    -d COMPONENT KEY, --delete-setting=COMPONENT KEY
                        Delete setting

  Options:
    --deferred-gtk      Install the product silently, and configure the
                        product in first launch
    --console           Use the console UI
    --custom            Allow customization of the install, including file
                        locations. Only apply to console UI.
    --regular           Displays questions that have no good defaults
                        (Default)
    --required          Displays only questions absolutely required
    -I, --ignore-errors
                        Ignore component script errors
    --eulas-agreed      Agree to the EULA
[fenris@fenris-garudasys Downloads]$

Run it with -l and post the output here. That should give you the product name. Then you can uninstall the product with -u

This is what I get...

[fenris@fenris-garudasys Downloads]$ sudo ./VMware*.bundle --l
[sudo] password for fenris:         
Extracting VMware Installer...done.
Usage: vmware-installer [options]

vmware-installer: error: ambiguous option: --l (--list-components, --list-files, --list-products?)
[fenris@fenris-garudasys Downloads]$ sudo ./VMware*.bundle -l
Extracting VMware Installer...done.
Product Name         Product Version     
==================== ====================
[fenris@fenris-garudasys Downloads]$

Try this:

sudo ./VMware*.bundle -u vmware-workstation

This is what I get...

[fenris@fenris-garudasys Downloads]$ sudo ./VMware*.bundle -u vmware-workstation
Extracting VMware Installer...done.
vmware-workstation is not an installed product.
Available products are:


[fenris@fenris-garudasys Downloads]$

My best guess here is that you installed vmware-workstation via the AUR. At some point after that you manually installed over it. Then you removed it with pacman leaving you with the mess you have now.

The best thing I can recommend at this point is to try this:

sudo rm -rf /usr/lib/vmware-installer
paru -S vmware-workstation
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Well, this is what I get...

vmware-workstation: /usr/lib/cups/filter/thnucups exists in filesystem
vmware-workstation: /usr/lib/libvixAllProducts.so exists in filesystem
vmware-workstation: /usr/lib/modules-load.d/vmware.conf exists in filesystem
vmware-workstation: /usr/lib/systemd/system/vmware-networks-configuration.service exists in filesystem
vmware-workstation: /usr/lib/systemd/system/vmware-networks.path exists in filesystem
vmware-workstation: /usr/lib/systemd/system/vmware-networks.service exists in filesystem
vmware-workstation: /usr/lib/systemd/system/vmware-usbarbitrator.path exists in filesystem
vmware-workstation: /usr/lib/systemd/system/vmware-usbarbitrator.service exists in filesystem
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.

So I don't know

paru -S vmware-workstation --overwrite "*"
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Well that got me somewhat in the right direction...that replaced some problems with new ones..

I have attached an image of the terminal to show what that command did, it went through. However now the virtual machines wont run cause they look like they need things that are no longer around.


You need to reboot or manually load the kernel modules after installing.

Great! Everything appears to be working the way itā€™s suppose to. Thank you!

Here is my next question, if Iā€™m not suppose to use this, then why is it installed with the operating system to bug me every time updates are available?

The maintainer (XFCE) and me like the app just for searching.
In i3 I remove pamac for pacseek. You can also use octopi for searching apps, but best is to use only pacman in terminal to keep your system up to date.
Many problems that can occur are solved by garuda-update. KUDOS to @ TNE
If something should go wrong, you have the snapshots to get your system up and running again.

Next time, only one ā€œproblemā€ per thread :slight_smile:

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Oh I see, well, thank you very much for clearing that up for me.

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