VMware Workstation 11 Pro stopped working on Ubuntu 15.10 x64.

[ManedWolf]

Hello,

I was using Ubntu 15.04 x64 as a host for VMware Workstation 11 Pro. It was working fine.

I upgraded to Ubuntu 15.10 x64, and now Workstation doesn't open.

When I try vmware-installer:

$ vmware-installer

Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "unity-gtk-module": libunity-gtk-module.so: Não é possivel abrir arquivo de objetos compartilhado: Arquivo ou diretório não encontrado

(vmware-installer.py:5489): Gtk-WARNING **: Não foi possível localizar a ferramenta de temas no module_path: "murrine",

...

...

...

Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module": libcanberra-gtk-module.so: Não é possivel abrir arquivo de objetos compartilhado: Arquivo ou diretório não encontrado

$ vmware-installer -l

Product Name         Product Version    

==================== ====================

vmware-workstation   11.1.2.2780323

How to solve this issue, please ?

[ManedWolf]

Helllo,

Additional information:

$vmware-installer -t

Component Name                              Component Long Name                                 Component Version  

=========================================== =================================================== ====================

vmware-installer                            VMware Installer                                    2.1.0.2758308      

vmware-player-setup                         VMware Player Setup                                 7.1.2.2780323      

vmware-vmx                                  VMware VMX                                          7.1.2.2780323      

vmware-vix-core                             VMware VIX Core for Linux                           1.14.2.2780323     

vmware-network-editor                       VMware Network Editor                               11.1.2.2780323     

vmware-network-editor-ui                    VMware Network Editor User Interface                11.1.2.2780323     

vmware-tools-netware                        VMware Tools for Netware                            9.9.3.2780323      

vmware-tools-windows                        VMware Tools for Windows                            9.9.3.2780323      

vmware-tools-winPre2k                       VMware Tools for Windows (Pre 2000)                 9.9.3.2780323      

vmware-tools-freebsd                        VMware Tools for FreeBSD                            9.9.3.2780323      

vmware-tools-solaris                        VMware Tools for Solaris                            9.9.3.2780323      

vmware-tools-linux                          VMware Tools for Linux                              9.9.3.2780323      

vmware-usbarbitrator                        VMware USB Arbitrator                               14.1.4.2780323     

vmware-player-app                           VMware Player Application                           7.1.2.2780323      

vmware-vix-lib-Workstation1100andvSphere600 VMware VIX Workstation-11.0.0-and-vSphere-6.0.0 Lib 1.14.2.2780323     

vmware-workstation-server                   VMware Workstation Server                           11.1.2.2780323     

vmware-ovftool                              VMware OVF Tool component for Linux                 4.0.0.2670985      

vmware-vprobe                               VMware vProbe                                       7.1.2.2780323      

vmware-workstation                          VMware Workstation                                  11.1.2.2780323

[ManedWolf]

Hello,

I installed the host OS again and tried to install VMware Workstation 11 again, but it fails.

See the log attached.

[ManedWolf · Accepted solution]

Hello,

The issue was solved by VMware Workstation 11.1.3 release:

$ sudo /etc/init.d/vmware status
Module vmmon loaded
Module vmnet loaded

$ sudo /etc/init.d/vmware stop
Stopping VMware services:
   VMware Authentication Daemon                                        done
   VM communication interface socket family                            done
   Virtual machine communication interface                             done
   Virtual machine monitor                                             done
   Blocking file system                                                done

$ sudo /etc/init.d/vmware start
Starting VMware services:
   Virtual machine monitor                                             done
   Virtual machine communication interface                             done
   VM communication interface socket family                            done
   Blocking file system                                                done
   Virtual ethernet                                                    done
   VMware Authentication Daemon                                        done
   Shared Memory Available                                             done

$ vmware-installer -t
Component Name                              Component Long Name                                 Component Version   
=========================================== =================================================== ====================
vmware-installer                            VMware Installer                                    2.1.0.2758308       
vmware-player-setup                         VMware Player Setup                                 7.1.3.3206955       
vmware-vmx                                  VMware VMX                                          7.1.3.3206955       
vmware-vix-core                             VMware VIX Core for Linux                           1.14.4.3206955      
vmware-network-editor                       VMware Network Editor                               11.1.3.3206955      
vmware-network-editor-ui                    VMware Network Editor User Interface                11.1.3.3206955      
vmware-tools-netware                        VMware Tools for Netware                            9.9.4.3206955       
vmware-tools-windows                        VMware Tools for Windows                            9.9.4.3206955       
vmware-tools-winPre2k                       VMware Tools for Windows (Pre 2000)                 9.9.4.3206955       
vmware-tools-freebsd                        VMware Tools for FreeBSD                            9.9.4.3206955       
vmware-tools-solaris                        VMware Tools for Solaris                            9.9.4.3206955       
vmware-tools-linux                          VMware Tools for Linux                              9.9.4.3206955       
vmware-usbarbitrator                        VMware USB Arbitrator                               14.1.5.3206955      
vmware-player-app                           VMware Player Application                           7.1.3.3206955       
vmware-vix-lib-Workstation1100andvSphere600 VMware VIX Workstation-11.0.0-and-vSphere-6.0.0 Lib 1.14.4.3206955      
vmware-workstation-server                   VMware Workstation Server                           11.1.3.3206955      
vmware-ovftool                              VMware OVF Tool component for Linux                 4.1.0.2982904       
vmware-vprobe                               VMware vProbe                                       7.1.3.3206955       
vmware-workstation                          VMware Workstation                                  11.1.3.3206955      

$ vmware-installer -l
Product Name         Product Version     
==================== ====================
vmware-workstation   11.1.3.3206955