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Downloads:
51,421
Downloads of v 16.1.0.17198959:
3,526
Last Update:
20 Nov 2020
Package Maintainer(s):
Software Author(s):
- VMware
- Inc.
Tags:
vmware workstation virtual machine virtualization- Software Specific:
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- Package Specific:
- Package Source
- Package outdated?
- Package broken?
- Contact Maintainers
- Contact Site Admins
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VMware Workstation
- Software Specific:
- Software Site
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- Package Specific:
- Package Source
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- Package broken?
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Downloads:
51,421
Downloads of v 16.1.0.17198959:
3,526
Maintainer(s):
Software Author(s):
- VMware
- Inc.
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This Package Contains an Exempted Check
1 Test Passing and 1 Exempted Test
Validation Testing Passed
Verification Testing Exempt:
Installer doesn't work in test environment. Upon testing with a manual install the installer pops up a warning box that is blank. Tried to determine patch required but unsuccessful.
Determined that installer works in a patched 2012 R2 and in Windows 10 without issue.
To install VMware Workstation, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
To upgrade VMware Workstation, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
To uninstall VMware Workstation, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
NOTE: This applies to both open source and commercial editions of Chocolatey.
1. Ensure you are set for organizational deployment
Please see the organizational deployment guide
2. Get the package into your environment-
Open Source or Commercial:
- Proxy Repository - Create a proxy nuget repository on Nexus, Artifactory Pro, or a proxy Chocolatey repository on ProGet. Point your upstream to https://chocolatey.org/api/v2. Packages cache on first access automatically. Make sure your choco clients are using your proxy repository as a source and NOT the default community repository. See source command for more information.
- You can also just download the package and push it to a repository Download
-
Open Source
- Download the Package Download
- Follow manual internalization instructions
-
Package Internalizer (C4B)
- Run
choco download vmwareworkstation --internalize --source=https://chocolatey.org/api/v2
(additional options) - Run
choco push --source="'http://internal/odata/repo'"
for package and dependencies - Automate package internalization
- Run
3. Enter your internal repository url
(this should look similar to https://chocolatey.org/api/v2)
4. Choose your deployment method:
choco upgrade vmwareworkstation -y --source="'STEP 3 URL'" [other options]
See options you can pass to upgrade.
See best practices for scripting.
Add this to a PowerShell script or use a Batch script with tools and in places where you are calling directly to Chocolatey. If you are integrating, keep in mind enhanced exit codes.
If you do use a PowerShell script, use the following to ensure bad exit codes are shown as failures:
choco upgrade vmwareworkstation -y --source="'STEP 3 URL'"
$exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE
Write-Verbose "Exit code was $exitCode"
$validExitCodes = @(0, 1605, 1614, 1641, 3010)
if ($validExitCodes -contains $exitCode) {
Exit 0
}
Exit $exitCode
- name: Ensure vmwareworkstation installed
win_chocolatey:
name: vmwareworkstation
state: present
version: 16.1.0.17198959
source: STEP 3 URL
See docs at https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/win_chocolatey_module.html.
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chocolatey_package 'vmwareworkstation' do
action :install
version '16.1.0.17198959'
source 'STEP 3 URL'
end
See docs at https://docs.chef.io/resource_chocolatey_package.html.
Chocolatey::Ensure-Package
(
Name: vmwareworkstation,
Version: 16.1.0.17198959,
Source: STEP 3 URL
);
Requires Otter Chocolatey Extension. See docs at https://inedo.com/den/otter/chocolatey.
cChocoPackageInstaller vmwareworkstation
{
Name = 'vmwareworkstation'
Ensure = 'Present'
Version = '16.1.0.17198959'
Source = 'STEP 3 URL'
}
Requires cChoco DSC Resource. See docs at https://github.com/chocolatey/cChoco.
package { 'vmwareworkstation':
provider => 'chocolatey',
ensure => '16.1.0.17198959',
source => 'STEP 3 URL',
}
Requires Puppet Chocolatey Provider module. See docs at https://forge.puppet.com/puppetlabs/chocolatey.
salt '*' chocolatey.install vmwareworkstation version="16.1.0.17198959" source="STEP 3 URL"
See docs at https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/ref/modules/all/salt.modules.chocolatey.html.
5. If applicable - Chocolatey configuration/installation
See infrastructure management matrix for Chocolatey configuration elements and examples.
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This package was approved as a trusted package on 20 Nov 2020.
VMware Workstation Pro enables technical professionals to develop, test, demonstrate, and deploy software by running multiple x86-based Windows, Linux, and other operating systems simultaneously on the same PC.
Please see the README for chocolatey-test-environment installation.
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
$packageArgs = @{
packageName = 'vmwareworkstation'
fileType = 'exe'
url = 'https://download3.vmware.com/software/wkst/file/VMware-workstation-full-16.1.0-17198959.exe'
checksum = '342E92EED1ED1B90B11EDA462D5BFC40252CDFDD247112BE00FBA51D4F8F7525'
checksumType = 'sha256'
silentArgs = '/s /v/qn EULAS_AGREED=1 AUTOSOFTWAREUPDATE=0 DATACOLLECTION=0 ADDLOCAL=ALL REBOOT=ReallySuppress'
validExitCodes = @(0, 3010)
}
Install-ChocolateyPackage @packageArgs
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop';
$packageArgs = @{
packageName = $env:ChocolateyPackageName
softwareName = 'VMware Workstation*'
fileType = 'MSI'
silentArgs = "/qn /norestart"
validExitCodes= @(0, 3010, 1605, 1614, 1641)
}
$uninstalled = $false
[array]$key = Get-UninstallRegistryKey -SoftwareName $packageArgs['softwareName']
if ($key.Count -eq 1) {
$key | % {
$packageArgs['file'] = "$($_.UninstallString)"
if ($packageArgs['fileType'] -eq 'MSI') {
$packageArgs['silentArgs'] = "$($_.PSChildName) $($packageArgs['silentArgs'])"
$packageArgs['file'] = ''
}
Uninstall-ChocolateyPackage @packageArgs
}
} elseif ($key.Count -eq 0) {
Write-Warning "$packageName has already been uninstalled by other means."
} elseif ($key.Count -gt 1) {
Write-Warning "$($key.Count) matches found!"
Write-Warning "To prevent accidental data loss, no programs will be uninstalled."
Write-Warning "Please alert package maintainer the following keys were matched:"
$key | % {Write-Warning "- $($_.DisplayName)"}
}
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- vmwareworkstation.16.1.0.17198959.nupkg (bcbc83e708e5) - ## / 65
- VMware-workstation-full-16.1.0-17198959.exe (342e92eed1ed) - ## / 62
In cases where actual malware is found, the packages are subject to removal. Software sometimes has false positives. Moderators do not necessarily validate the safety of the underlying software, only that a package retrieves software from the official distribution point and/or validate embedded software against official distribution point (where distribution rights allow redistribution).
Chocolatey Pro provides runtime protection from possible malware.
Version | Downloads | Last Updated | Status |
---|---|---|---|
VMware Workstation 16.1.0.17198959 | 3526 | Friday, November 20, 2020 | Approved |
VMware Workstation 16.0.0.16894299 | 2978 | Tuesday, September 15, 2020 | Approved |
VMware Workstation 15.5.7.17171714 | 103 | Friday, November 20, 2020 | Approved |
VMware Workstation 15.5.6.16341506 | 3714 | Saturday, June 13, 2020 | Approved |
VMware Workstation 15.5.5.16285975 | 1160 | Friday, May 29, 2020 | Approved |
VMware Workstation 15.5.2.15785246 | 3019 | Monday, March 16, 2020 | Approved |
VMware Workstation 15.5.1.15018445 | 3747 | Wednesday, November 13, 2019 | Approved |
VMware Workstation 15.5.0.14665864 | 1898 | Friday, September 20, 2019 | Approved |
VMware Workstation 15.1.0.13591040 | 3291 | Wednesday, May 15, 2019 | Approved |
VMware Workstation 15.0.4.20190408 | 1194 | Monday, April 8, 2019 | Approved |
VMware Workstation 15.0.4 | 328 | Friday, April 5, 2019 | Approved |
VMware Workstation 15.0.3 | 840 | Sunday, March 24, 2019 | Approved |
VMware Workstation 15.0.2 | 2671 | Sunday, November 25, 2018 | Approved |
VMware Workstation 15.0.1 | 484 | Friday, November 16, 2018 | Approved |
VMware Workstation 15.0.0 | 1607 | Thursday, September 27, 2018 | Approved |
VMware Workstation 14.1.8.14921873 | 80 | Wednesday, November 13, 2019 | Approved |
VMware Workstation 14.1.7 | 235 | Monday, April 8, 2019 | Approved |
VMware Workstation 14.1.6 | 95 | Monday, April 8, 2019 | Approved |
VMware Workstation 14.1.5 | 112 | Monday, April 8, 2019 | Approved |
VMware Workstation 14.1.4 | 97 | Monday, April 8, 2019 | Approved |
VMware Workstation 14.1.3 | 1399 | Friday, August 24, 2018 | Approved |
VMware Workstation 14.1.2 | 2032 | Tuesday, May 22, 2018 | Approved |
VMware Workstation 14.1.1 | 2492 | Thursday, January 11, 2018 | Approved |
VMware Workstation 14.1.0 | 698 | Tuesday, December 26, 2017 | Approved |
VMware Workstation 14.0.0 | 1494 | Wednesday, October 11, 2017 | Approved |
VMware Workstation 12.5.9 | 1877 | Friday, January 12, 2018 | Approved |
VMware Workstation 12.5.7 | 2144 | Thursday, July 20, 2017 | Approved |
VMware Workstation 12.5.6 | 1537 | Friday, May 26, 2017 | Approved |
VMware Workstation 12.5.5 | 1075 | Sunday, May 7, 2017 | Approved |
VMware Workstation 12.5.2 | 1851 | Sunday, December 18, 2016 | Approved |
VMware Workstation 12.5.1 | 777 | Monday, October 31, 2016 | Approved |
VMware Workstation 12.5.0 | 779 | Wednesday, September 14, 2016 | Approved |
VMware Workstation 12.1.1 | 711 | Tuesday, May 17, 2016 | Approved |
VMware Workstation 11.1.2.2780323 | 750 | Tuesday, July 14, 2015 | Approved |
VMware Workstation 11.1.0.2496824 | 626 | Thursday, June 4, 2015 | Approved |
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