VMware workstation is now free for personal use

 I was thinking about renewing my VMware workstation license using grant money but then I find out that it is now free for personal use. But you do need to follow the instructions here and get rid of the old license information. 

Installing VMware workstation 15 on Manjaro

A few things to notice:

1. Need to install Linux header files;
2. Consult the pinned comments here.

A few useful commands:

• sudo modprobe -a vmw_vmci vmmon
• sudo vmware-modconfig --console --install-all
• sudo systemctl enable vmware-networks
• sudo systemctl start vmware-networks
  

Installing VMware Tools in an Ubuntu virtual machine

Here is how.