建议安装最新版本17.61，否则可能有兼容性问题
下载VMware Workstation安装软件
从官网网站下载
https://support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/productdownloads?subfamily=VMware+Workstation+Pro
选择所需版本
现在最新版本是17.61，否则可能有兼容性问题
如果有困难，可从我上传的资源中下载
vm17.61
https://download.csdn.net/download/u010879745/90133103
vm16.2
https://download.csdn.net/download/u010879745/90101099
修改执行权限
解压缩后安装
vm17.61
./VMware-Workstation-Full-17.6.1-24319023.x86_64.bundle
https://download.csdn.net/download/u010879745/90133103
vm16.2
./VMware-Workstation-16.2.0-18760230.x86_64.bundle
卸载
john@john-hp:~/setup/vmware$ sudo vmware-installer -u vmware-workstation
vm16.2的问题
双击截图打开，vm16.2出现如下提示，而vm17.61则没有
compiling and installing following kernel modules vmmon vmnet
安装 vmmon vmnet
john@john-hp:~/setup/vmware$ git clone https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules
john@john-hp:~/setup/vmware$ git branch -a
john@john-hp:~/setup/vmware/vmware-host-modules$ git checkout workstation-16.2.0
john@john-hp:~/setup/vmware/vmware-host-modules$ sudo make
[sudo] password for john:
*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Branch workstation-16.2.0 has been retired on 2022-04-04 and has not been
- receiving any updates since. Please switch to latest 16.x version
- available.
- Latest kernel version this branch is intended to work with is 5.17.
*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
可能由于内核版本过高，兼容出现问题。
john@john-hp:~/setup/vmware/vmware-host-modules$ uname -r
6.8.0-49-generic
vm17.61内存设置
打开VMware Workstation Pro时出现要求增加SWAP，这时进入/usr/bin, 增加允许使用主机RAM权限。
下图是已经调整后，未用根用户权限时的参考图，选中红色箭头所指的第一项内容。
sudo vmware
重新打开VMware Workstation Pro，提示消失。
指定兼容性
