# How to Set Up Vmmon and Vmnet Modules in VMware Workstation for Ubuntu

**Are you facing the below error when installing the vmware modules in Vmware workstation?**

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1728469329397/f98469fd-d19d-48b8-8acf-246bf5d38dce.png align="center")

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1728469439397/b5923707-3cd8-4082-a33d-39c5fee04e79.png align="center")

I followed the instructions to install those modules from [this GitHub repo](https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules).

1. **Find the vmware version installed**
    
    To find version of the vmware installed, run the below command
    
    ```bash
    vmware -v
    ```
    
    It will show the output as
    
    ```bash
    VMware Workstation 17.5.0 build-22583795/code
    ```
    
    From the baove out the version of the vmware installed is **17.5.0**
    
2. **Get the code form Github**
    
    Go to [this github repository](https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules) and `branches`, click the `all` tab. Search for the version you have installed like shown below.
    
    ![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1728474090278/7ebe3ab3-6647-460a-99ff-3017369283b6.png align="center")
    
    Copy the branch name, and run the below command to get the source code into your system(Host).
    
    ```bash
    git clone -b branch-name https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git
    ```
    
    Replace the *branch-name* with, you copied from github repository
    
3. Compile and Install
    
    Go to directory vmware-host-modules like `cd cmware-host-modules`, And run the following two command. Make sure all VMs are stopped
    
    ```bash
    sudo make
    sudo make install
    ```
    
    Restart the vmware by using the below command
    
    ```bash
    sudo systemctl restart vmware
    ```
    
    Then, open the vmware it will work smoothly and won’t show the pop to install the moduels again.
    
    For more [visit this installtion](https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/blob/master/INSTALL) guide from the author
    

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The above soultion may not presist for every reboot. So, we may need to do every time the system reboots. To overcome from this, do the following

1\. **Create a Module Configuration File**

1. Navigate to the `modules-load.d` directory:  
    
    ```bash
    cd /etc/modules-load.d/
    ```
    
2. Create a new file for VMware modules:  
    
    ```bash
    sudo nano vmware-modules.conf
    ```
    

2\. **Add VMware Modules**

Add the following lines to the file to specify the modules to load:  

```plaintext
vmmon
vmnet
```

3\. **Update Dependencies**

Run `depmod` to ensure the system recognizes the modules:

```bash
sudo depmod -a
```

  
Now the modules will be loaded automatically every time the system reboots.