An install script to install vmware workstation with modules on debian

install_vmware.sh

#!/bin/sh

echo Download the latest vmware workstation from here:
echo   https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/info?slug=desktop_end_user_computing%2Fvmware_workstation_pro%2F12_0

echo Installing latest bundle from current dir
BUNDLEFILE=$(ls -1tr VMware-Workstation-Full-*| tail -n 1)

if [ "x$BUNDLEFILE" == "x" ];
then
	echo unable to get bundlefilename
	exit 1
fi

echo "Installing $BUNDLEFILE"

VERSION=$(echo $BUNDLEFILE | cut -d '-' -f4)
echo "- VMware workstation version: $VERSION"

KERNEL=$(uname -r | cut -c1-4)
echo "- kernel version: $KERNEL"
echo "--"
echo

chmod +x $BUNDLEFILE
./$BUNDLEFILE --eulas-agreed
echo "--"
echo

echo "fetching and extracting patches"
wget https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/archive/w${VERSION}-k${KERNEL}.tar.gz
tar xzf w${VERSION}-k${KERNEL}.tar.gz
echo "--"
echo

echo "Building modules..."
cd vmware-host-modules-w${VERSION}-k${KERNEL}/

echo "build vmmon"
cd vmmon-only
make
cd ..

echo "build vmnet"
cd vmnet-only
make
cd ..

echo "Installing modules"
mkdir -p /lib/modules/`uname -r`/misc
cp -p vmmon.o /lib/modules/`uname -r`/misc
cp -p vmnet.o /lib/modules/`uname -r`/misc
depmod -a

echo "license probably not installed"
echo "use"
echo "  /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vmx-debug --new-sn XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX"
echo "to set"