FYI
JUst installed Manjaro Linux 18.1rc8 (I use KDE edition, GNOME and XFCE also available) and installed kernel 5.3.0-1-MANJARO. Using this link
https://computingforgeeks.com/install-vmware-workstation-on-arch-linux-manjaro/ VMware 15.1 compiled and runs perfectly. For those they may be interested here is the output from the installation.
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yay -S --noconfirm --needed vmware-workstation
:: There are 4 providers available for vmware-workstation:
:: Repository AUR
1) vmware-workstation 2) vmware-workstation11 3) vmware-workstation12 4) vmware-workstation14
Enter a number (default=1): 1
:: Checking for conflicts...
:: Checking for inner conflicts...
[Repo: 2] dkms-2.7.1-1 gtkmm3-3.24.1-1
[Repo Make: 2] python2-2.7.16-1 unzip-6.0-13
[Aur: 2] vmware-keymaps-1.0-1 vmware-workstation-15.1.0-4
:: Downloaded PKGBUILD (1/2): vmware-keymaps
:: Downloaded PKGBUILD (2/2): vmware-workstation
2 vmware-keymaps (Build Files Exist)
1 vmware-workstation (Build Files Exist)
==> Diffs to show?
==> [N]one [A]ll [Ab]ort [I]nstalled [No]tInstalled or (1 2 3, 1-3, ^4)
==>
:: Parsing SRCINFO (1/2): vmware-keymaps
:: Parsing SRCINFO (2/2): vmware-workstation
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
Packages (4) dkms-2.7.1-1 gtkmm3-3.24.1-1 python2-2.7.16-1 unzip-6.0-13
Total Download Size: 13.30 MiB
Total Installed Size: 86.48 MiB
:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n]
:: Retrieving packages...
dkms-2.7.1-1-any 51.4 KiB 206K/s 00:00 [######################################] 100%
gtkmm3-3.24.1-1-x86_64 1420.3 KiB 958K/s 00:01 [######################################] 100%
python2-2.7.16-1-x86_64 11.7 MiB 2.15M/s 00:05 [######################################] 100%
unzip-6.0-13-x86_64 133.1 KiB 3.51M/s 00:00 [######################################] 100%
(4/4) checking keys in keyring [######################################] 100%
(4/4) checking package integrity [######################################] 100%
(4/4) loading package files [######################################] 100%
(4/4) checking for file conflicts [######################################] 100%
(4/4) checking available disk space [######################################] 100%
:: Processing package changes...
(1/4) installing dkms [######################################] 100%
Optional dependencies for dkms
linux-headers: build modules against the Arch kernel [installed]
linux-lts-headers: build modules against the LTS kernel
linux-zen-headers: build modules against the ZEN kernel
linux-hardened-headers: build modules against the HARDENED kernel
(2/4) installing gtkmm3 [######################################] 100%
(3/4) installing python2 [######################################] 100%
Optional dependencies for python2
tk: for IDLE
python2-setuptools
python2-pip
(4/4) installing unzip [######################################] 100%
:: Running post-transaction hooks...
(1/1) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate...
==> Making package: vmware-keymaps 1.0-1 (Thu 29 Aug 2019 12:42:13 AM EDT)
==> Retrieving sources...
-> Downloading vmware-keymaps-1.0.tar.gz...
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
100 130 0 130 0 0 336 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 336
100 2934 0 2934 0 0 4465 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 11198
==> Validating source files with sha256sums...
vmware-keymaps-1.0.tar.gz ... Passed
==> Cleaning up...
==> Making package: vmware-workstation 15.1.0-4 (Thu 29 Aug 2019 12:42:14 AM EDT)
==> Retrieving sources...
-> Downloading VMware-Workstation-Full-15.1.0-13591040.x86_64.bundle...
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
100 472M 100 472M 0 0 3049k 0 0:02:38 0:02:38 --:--:-- 2940k
-> Found bootstrap
-> Found vmware-vix-bootstrap
-> Found config
-> Found pam.d-vmware-authd
-> Found configure-initscript.sh
-> Found vmware-environment.sh
-> Found config.xml
-> Found datastores.xml
-> Found environments.xml
-> Found proxy.xml
-> Found vmAutoStart.xml
-> Found vmware-hostd-certificates.service
-> Found vmware-hostd.service
-> Found vmware-authd.service
-> Found vmware-networks-configuration.service
-> Found vmware-networks.service
-> Found vmware-usbarbitrator.service
-> Found dkms.conf.in
-> Found Makefile
-> Found vmmon.patch
-> Found vmnet.patch
==> Validating source files with sha256sums...
VMware-Workstation-Full-15.1.0-13591040.x86_64.bundle ... Passed
bootstrap ... Passed
vmware-vix-bootstrap ... Passed
config ... Passed
pam.d-vmware-authd ... Passed
configure-initscript.sh ... Passed
vmware-environment.sh ... Passed
config.xml ... Passed
datastores.xml ... Passed
environments.xml ... Passed
proxy.xml ... Passed
vmAutoStart.xml ... Passed
vmware-hostd-certificates.service ... Passed
vmware-hostd.service ... Passed
vmware-authd.service ... Passed
vmware-networks-configuration.service ... Passed
vmware-networks.service ... Passed
vmware-usbarbitrator.service ... Passed
dkms.conf.in ... Passed
Makefile ... Passed
vmmon.patch ... Passed
vmnet.patch ... Passed
==> Cleaning up...
==> Making package: vmware-keymaps 1.0-1 (Thu 29 Aug 2019 12:44:54 AM EDT)
==> Checking runtime dependencies...
==> Checking buildtime dependencies...
==> Retrieving sources...
-> Found vmware-keymaps-1.0.tar.gz
==> Validating source files with sha256sums...
vmware-keymaps-1.0.tar.gz ... Passed
==> Removing existing $srcdir/ directory...
==> Extracting sources...
-> Extracting vmware-keymaps-1.0.tar.gz with bsdtar
==> Sources are ready.
==> Making package: vmware-keymaps 1.0-1 (Thu 29 Aug 2019 12:44:54 AM EDT)
==> Checking runtime dependencies...
==> Checking buildtime dependencies...
==> WARNING: Using existing $srcdir/ tree
==> Entering fakeroot environment...
==> Starting package()...
==> Tidying install...
-> Removing libtool files...
-> Purging unwanted files...
-> Removing static library files...
-> Stripping unneeded symbols from binaries and libraries...
-> Compressing man and info pages...
==> Checking for packaging issues...
==> Creating package "vmware-keymaps"...
-> Generating .PKGINFO file...
-> Generating .BUILDINFO file...
-> Generating .MTREE file...
-> Compressing package...
==> Leaving fakeroot environment.
==> Finished making: vmware-keymaps 1.0-1 (Thu 29 Aug 2019 12:44:56 AM EDT)
==> Cleaning up...
loading packages...
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
Packages (1) vmware-keymaps-1.0-1
Total Installed Size: 0.09 MiB
:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n]
(1/1) checking keys in keyring [######################################] 100%
(1/1) checking package integrity [######################################] 100%
(1/1) loading package files [######################################] 100%
(1/1) checking for file conflicts [######################################] 100%
(1/1) checking available disk space [######################################] 100%
:: Processing package changes...
(1/1) installing vmware-keymaps [######################################] 100%
:: Running post-transaction hooks...
(1/1) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate...
==> Making package: vmware-workstation 15.1.0-4 (Thu 29 Aug 2019 12:44:56 AM EDT)
==> Checking runtime dependencies...
==> Checking buildtime dependencies...
==> Retrieving sources...
-> Found VMware-Workstation-Full-15.1.0-13591040.x86_64.bundle
-> Found bootstrap
-> Found vmware-vix-bootstrap
-> Found config
-> Found pam.d-vmware-authd
-> Found configure-initscript.sh
-> Found vmware-environment.sh
-> Found config.xml
-> Found datastores.xml
-> Found environments.xml
-> Found proxy.xml
-> Found vmAutoStart.xml
-> Found vmware-hostd-certificates.service
-> Found vmware-hostd.service
-> Found vmware-authd.service
-> Found vmware-networks-configuration.service
-> Found vmware-networks.service
-> Found vmware-usbarbitrator.service
-> Found dkms.conf.in
-> Found Makefile
-> Found vmmon.patch
-> Found vmnet.patch
==> Validating source files with sha256sums...
VMware-Workstation-Full-15.1.0-13591040.x86_64.bundle ... Passed
bootstrap ... Passed
vmware-vix-bootstrap ... Passed
config ... Passed
pam.d-vmware-authd ... Passed
configure-initscript.sh ... Passed
vmware-environment.sh ... Passed
config.xml ... Passed
datastores.xml ... Passed
environments.xml ... Passed
proxy.xml ... Passed
vmAutoStart.xml ... Passed
vmware-hostd-certificates.service ... Passed
vmware-hostd.service ... Passed
vmware-authd.service ... Passed
vmware-networks-configuration.service ... Passed
vmware-networks.service ... Passed
vmware-usbarbitrator.service ... Passed
dkms.conf.in ... Passed
Makefile ... Passed
vmmon.patch ... Passed
vmnet.patch ... Passed
==> Removing existing $srcdir/ directory...
==> Extracting sources...
==> Starting prepare()...
Extracting VMware Installer...done.
==> Sources are ready.
==> Making package: vmware-workstation 15.1.0-4 (Thu 29 Aug 2019 12:45:05 AM EDT)
==> Checking runtime dependencies...
==> Checking buildtime dependencies...
==> WARNING: Using existing $srcdir/ tree
==> Entering fakeroot environment...
==> Starting package()...
==> Patching vmmon module for DKMS
patching file Makefile
patching file Makefile
patching file linux/hostif.c
patching file linux/driver.c
patching file linux/hostif.c
==> Patching vmnet module for DKMS
patching file Makefile
patching file Makefile
==> Tidying install...
-> Removing libtool files...
-> Purging unwanted files...
-> Removing static library files...
-> Compressing man and info pages...
==> Checking for packaging issues...
==> Creating package "vmware-workstation"...
-> Generating .PKGINFO file...
-> Generating .BUILDINFO file...
-> Adding install file...
-> Generating .MTREE file...
-> Compressing package...
==> Leaving fakeroot environment.
==> Finished making: vmware-workstation 15.1.0-4 (Thu 29 Aug 2019 12:49:22 AM EDT)
==> Cleaning up...
loading packages...
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
Packages (1) vmware-workstation-15.1.0-4
Total Installed Size: 831.38 MiB
:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n]
(1/1) checking keys in keyring [######################################] 100%
(1/1) checking package integrity [######################################] 100%
(1/1) loading package files [######################################] 100%
(1/1) checking for file conflicts [######################################] 100%
(1/1) checking available disk space [######################################] 100%
:: Processing package changes...
(1/1) installing vmware-workstation [######################################] 100%
==> Before using VMware, you need to reboot or load vmw_vmci and vmmon kernel modules (in a terminal on root: modprobe -a vmw_vmci vmmon)
==> You may also need to enable some of these services:
- vmware-networks.service: to have network access inside VMs
- vmware-usbarbitrator.service: to connect USB devices inside VMs
- vmware-hostd.service: to share VMs on the network
Optional dependencies for vmware-workstation
linux-headers: build modules against Arch kernel [installed]
:: Running post-transaction hooks...
(1/6) Install DKMS modules
==> dkms install vmware-workstation/15.1.0_13591040 -k 5.3.0-1-MANJARO
==> dkms install vmware-workstation/15.1.0_13591040 -k 5.2.10-1-MANJARO
(2/6) Updating icon theme caches...
(3/6) Reloading system manager configuration...
(4/6) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate...
(5/6) Updating the desktop file MIME type cache...
(6/6) Updating the MIME type database...