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# VMWare Workstation
## Install
Tested on Debian 13 Trixie
Note: As of writing this (March 2026), the install script fails if it does not detect systemd.
Most Linux distributions use systemd, but if yours doesn't you will not be able to install it.
### Prerequisites
VMWare Workstation requires the kernel headers and `pkexec` to be installed, the exact packages required may depend on your distribution, but here are some common ones:
Debian/Ubuntu/Mint:
```sh
sudo apt install linux-headers-generic pkexec
```
Fedora: (pkexec is apart of the `polkit` package, which should be installed)
```sh
sudo dnf install kernel-headers
```
Arch-based: (pkexec is apart of the `polkit` package, which should be installed)
```sh
sudo pacman -S linux-headers
```
### Download
As normal you download from https://support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/downloads
Just be certain you download the Linux version, it should be a .bundle file (eg. `VMware-Workstation-Full-25H2u1-25219725.x86_64.bundle`)
### Install
Assuming it was downloaded into `~/Downloads/` and adjust the file name here if it is a later version.
```sh
chmod +x ~/Downloads/VMware-Workstation-Full-25H2u1-25219725.x86_64.bundle
sudo ~/Downloads/VMware-Workstation-Full-25H2u1-25219725.x86_64.bundle
```
Run VMWare Workstation and follow the prompts to install the needed kernel modules and accept the EULA