If not, install packages via yum: ~]# yum install virt-manager virt-install virt-top virt-viewer libvirt-clientĪlternatively, you can install the kvm virtualization via virtualization package groups. You can install these packages via yum: yum install libvirt qemu-kvmĬheck if the following packages are installed: ~]# yum info installed virt-manager virt-install virt-top virt-viewer libvirt-client The following packages are the minimum required for a virtualization host: libvirt Installing the virtualization server packages on the already installed OEL 7 System: That’s it! But getting to this point was quite a bit of work.Select the following package groups in the Add-ons for Selected Environment section: Exit vmware when the Workstation main window finally appears.

So, what I did instead was in the root-ed window just type “vmware.” Since the code hasn’t been built for the kernel the dialog box that shows you the progress for the build pops up and it all compiles. I tried to build a library path but just kept getting more errors. What I found when I ran step #6 above is that the program wouldn’t run due to not finding some libraries. I did this.Ħ) In the root window run “vmware-modconfig –console –install-all” to install the modules. I did this.ĥ) Once the installer finishes go back to the root window and hit control-C to stop the kill loop. This will take a little longer than usual because of the continuous killall above, don’t sweat it. VMware-Workstation-6.5. –ignore-errors”.

I did this.Ĥ) In the non-root window run the install with sudo and the –ignore-errors argument i.e. This will try continuously to kill the module compile step. (If you haven’t set your root password use “sudo su -” and your login password) I did this.ģ) In the root-ed window run “while true do killall -9 vmware-modconfig-console 2>/dev/null done”. Here are the steps from their discussion and what I did to get it to work.Ģ) Become root in one of those windows. This time it was different but still a headache.įirst, take a look at this discussion on the VMware Communitues site: Workstation Installer Hang 6.5.3 and Workaround.

Many times getting VMware Workstation to install and build with the current Linux (Fedora) kernel is “challenging.” Often times it takes a Google search or two, and perhaps a patch downloaded and applied.

Run vmware workstation as root