VMware Workstation is a desktop hypervisor that allows users to run virtual machines, containers, and Kubernetes clusters.
It allows developers and users to create virtual machines on a physical machine and operate them alongside the host operating system at the same time.
1.- Install yay
2.- Install required dependencies and packages
sudo pacman -S fuse2 gtkmm linux-headers pcsclite libcanberra
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yay -S --noconfirm --needed ncurses5-compat-libs
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3.- Install VMware workstation using yay
yay -S --noconfirm --needed vmware-workstation
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At this moment, you can use VMware Workstation or Player
![](https://proventutorials.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/7.png)
I hope that this tutorial works for you as it did for me.