mkubecek/vmware-host-modules
Patches needed to build VMware (Player and Workstation) host modules against recent kernels observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3381
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 781
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2474 stars · 443 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A collection of patches that allow VMware Workstation and Player host kernel modules (vmmon and vmnet) to build against recent Linux kernels. It tracks upstream module sources on versioned branches and applies fixes needed for kernels from 4.9 onward.
Use cases
- build VMware Workstation modules on a new kernel
- fix vmmon/vmnet compilation failure after kernel update
- make VMware Player work on recent Linux kernels
- patch VMware host modules for kernel 6.x
- install VMware on Arch/Fedora with latest kernel
When to choose
- VMware fails to compile its host modules after a kernel upgrade
- you run Player or Workstation on a cutting-edge Linux kernel
- you maintain a packaging script for VMware on Linux
When to avoid
- you use other virtualization like KVM or VirtualBox
- your kernel version is old enough that VMware modules build unpatched
- you need guaranteed support - the repo is provided as-is with no guarantees
Facets
library · maturity active
developer-tools build-tool operating-systems developer-tools vmware kernel-modules patches virtualization vmmon vmnet linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules · fetched 2026-08-28 · 6995c78be129
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| mkubecek/vmware-host-modules | main | 32 |
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