The next time we try to launch VMware again, we should see a screen resembling the following: Installing VMWare Kernel ModulesĪfter kernel modules are installed we can relaunch the application again. To get rid of this prompt we have to reboot the system: $ reboot

Otherwise, if such a prompt like the one shown below is encountered: VMWare Kernel Module Error If the above command was successful, proceed to the next step. Now we have it installed, it is time to launch it via the GUI through the application launcher or by using the command: $ vmplayer If your output resembles the above it means that the download was successful, now go to the directory where it is currently stored and change its permissions by adding an execute permission for a suitable user group and execute the bundle as follows. $ wget Īfter this operation, you should expect to see a file named VMware-Workstation-Full-16.2.1-18811642.x86_64.bundle as shown. Next, download the Vmware Workstation 16 installer script bundle from the VMware official site using the following wget command. $ sudo zypper in kernel-source kernel-devel gcc

Next, install the required package dependencies by writing. Open a terminal and first update your OpenSUSE system as follows: $ sudo zypper update Installing VMWare Workstation Pro in OpenSUSE

Performance improvements such as fast file transfer speeds, faster shutdown.

A larger virtual machine, i.e, 32 virtual CPUs, 8GB graphics memory.

In this tutorial, we go over the steps involved in installing VMWare Workstation 16 in the OpenSUSE Linux distribution. On the other hand, OpenSUSE is a free open-source Linux distro maintained by the openSUSE project and it is available in two variants which are Leap and Tumbleweed. Generally, it works as a bridge between the host and virtual machine for hardware resources such as hard disk, network drivers, USB devices, etc. The virtual machine can run an instance of an operating system such as Windows or any Linux distribution. Vmware Workstation is a virtual machine software used to run multiple operating systems in a single machine.

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