
Navigate to the directory where you downloaded VMWare in Step 2. sudo dnf -y install elfutils-libelf-devel zlib-devel Step 4: Prepare VMWare Workstation Pro file Install it by running the command as shown below. This will facilitate VMware Kernel Module building. sudo dnf -y groupinstall "Development Tools"Īfter your installation has finished, one other dependency is required known as elfutils-libelf-devel. Press “y” if prompted throughout the installation process. Install development tools in CentOS 8 by running the command below in your terminal. VMware Workstation Pro 16 needs build tools necessary for it to build the required VMware Kernel Modules. Wget Step 3: Install all Dependencies required

You can as well download the installer using wget command line tool: # VMware Workstation Pro # Depending on your internet speed, this may be brief of a bit long. Save it in a directory you prefer to begin downloading the file.ĭownload progress. Open your favorite browser and go to the download page of VMWare Workstation. sudo dnf update kernel-*Ĭheck to ensure that Kernel headers and the kernel have the same version number as it had been illustrated above. In case by any chance, you find that the versions do not match, update your Kernel by issuing the command below and then reboot your computer. You can check this by issuing the commands below: sudo rpm -q kernel-devel Later, make sure that the version of kernel-devel installed is similar to the version of your running kernel.


Once that is done, kindly reboot your CentOS 8 box. Sudo dnf config-manager -set-enabled powertools Press “Y” if prompted throughout the process sudo dnf -y install epel-release Open up your terminal and issue the commands below.

In this step, we will update, upgrade and install kernel-headers on our computer. Kernel headers are very important for VMWare to run. Step 1: Update and install all required packages including kernel-headers
