Title: How do I install the vmmon kernel module for VMware?
Tags: 16.04;vmware-workstation
Question: I've recently installed VMware Workstation 12.1.1 build-3770994 and whenever I attempt to open a virtual machine, I recieve the following error:
When I navigate to /dev/ , there is no vmmon to be found
When I run the command: sudo vmware-modconfig --console --install-all, I get this error:
I've attempted to reinstall VMware several times, but to no avail did the vmmon kernel module load. Is there a soulution to this?
Comment: I've referred to that, none of the methods have seemed to work.

Comment: They are still failing to run after I have run the command.

Comment: could it be the same issue than this? https://stackoverflow.com/questions/37328791/vmware-player-unable-to-start-services-in-ubuntu/41778797

Comment: http://askubuntu.com/questions/810087/vmware-workstation-12-wont-compile-modules-on-linux-kernel-4-6  does this help?

Comment: What is the error when you run: `sudo vmware-modconfig --console --install-all` if there is no error, are the two vmware services running?

Comment: So two things, firstly you are running the 4.4 kernel, so you shouldn't make the changes here:  http://askubuntu.com/questions/810087/vmware-workstation-12-wont-compile-modules-on-linux-kernel-4-6 (if you haven't taken backups of the tar files uninstall and reinstall). After you do this run `sudo vmware-modconfig --console --install-all` again, but this time copy the actual make errors (you will have to scroll back up) . the errors will say "warning" probably, they will be a little stack trace before it.


Here is another answer: Below solution worked for me on Fedora32
I have VMware-Workstation-Full-15.5.6-16341506.x86_64.bundle and used the following commands:
git clone https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules
cd vmware-host-modules
git checkout workstation-15.5.6
sudo make ; sudo make install

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