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shmu
Asked: 2018-11-28 13:13:13 +0800 CST

Install VMware on Ubuntu 18.10 -- Build environment error

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I did the basic install, but when I run it, I get:

Build environment error! A required application is missing and modconfig cannot continue. xzCheck the log for more details.

What does that mean and what should I do?

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2 Answers

  1. Run the following commands before/after installing vmware:

    sudo apt-get install gcc
sudo apt-get install make
sudo apt-get update

    Let me know if you have any other errors we will sort it out.

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  2. As suggested in https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1002411

    vmware-modconfig --console --install-all

    worked on kubuntu 18.04 with VMware Workstation Player 15.5.0

    Installing gcc and make did not solve the error, or at least were not sufficient.

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