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VMware kernel module: a compatible version of gcc was not found
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VMware kernel module: a compatible version of gcc was not found

Issue

When installing VMware Workstation, error message appears saying gcc was not found.

Solution

cd /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source
tar xf vmmon.tar
tar xf vmnet.tar
cd vmmon-only
make
cd ../vmnet-only
make
cd ..
mkdir /lib/modules/`uname -r`/misc
cp vmmon.o /lib/modules/`uname -r`/misc/vmmon.ko
cp vmnet.o /lib/modules/`uname -r`/misc/vmnet.ko
depmod -a
/etc/init.d/vmware restart
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