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How to install VMware Workstation Pro 16.2.3 on Fedora 36
# Install VMware Workstation Pro 16.2.3 on Fedora 36
# Install packages to build kernel modules
sudo dnf install @development-tools
sudo dnf install kernel-headers-$(uname -r) kernel-devel-$(uname -r) dkms elfutils-libelf-devel qt5-qtx11extras
# Download VMware Workstation Pro here: https://www.vmware.com/go/getworkstation-linux
# Install VMware Workstation Pro
chmod +x VMware-Workstation-Full-16.2.3-19376536.x86_64.bundle
sudo ./VMware-Workstation-Full-16.2.3-19376536.x86_64.bundle
# Clone the vmware-host-modules repo
git clone https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git
cd vmware-host-modules
# Build and install the patched modules
wget https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/archive/workstation-16.2.3.tar.gz
tar -xzf workstation-16.2.3.tar.gz
cd vmware-host-modules-workstation-16.2.3
make
sudo make install
# Reboot
sudo reboot
# Open VMWare Workstation Pro via the launch menu or via the following command
vmware
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