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Downloads:

137,657

Downloads of v 17.6.1.24319023:

2,970

Last Update:

10 Oct 2024

Package Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • VMware by Broadcom

Tags:

vmware workstation virtual machine virtualization

VMware Workstation Pro

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17.6.1.24319023 | Updated: 10 Oct 2024

Downloads:

137,657

Downloads of v 17.6.1.24319023:

2,970

Software Author(s):

  • VMware by Broadcom

VMware Workstation Pro 17.6.1.24319023

Legal Disclaimer: Neither this package nor Chocolatey Software, Inc. are affiliated with or endorsed by VMware by Broadcom. The inclusion of VMware by Broadcom trademark(s), if any, upon this webpage is solely to identify VMware by Broadcom goods or services and not for commercial purposes.

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This Package Contains an Exempted Check

Not All Tests Have Passed


Validation Testing Passed


Verification Testing Exemption:

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.

Details

Scan Testing Successful:

No detections found in any package files

Details
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Deployment Method: Individual Install, Upgrade, & Uninstall

To install VMware Workstation Pro, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To upgrade VMware Workstation Pro, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To uninstall VMware Workstation Pro, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

Deployment Method:

NOTE

This applies to both open source and commercial editions of Chocolatey.

1. Enter Your Internal Repository Url

(this should look similar to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/)


2. Setup Your Environment

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://community.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

3. Copy Your Script

choco upgrade vmwareworkstation -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO 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="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" 
$exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE

Write-Verbose "Exit code was $exitCode"
$validExitCodes = @(0, 1605, 1614, 1641, 3010)
if ($validExitCodes -contains $exitCode) {
  Exit 0
}

Exit $exitCode

- name: Install vmwareworkstation
  win_chocolatey:
    name: vmwareworkstation
    version: '17.6.1.24319023'
    source: INTERNAL REPO URL
    state: present

See docs at https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/win_chocolatey_module.html.


chocolatey_package 'vmwareworkstation' do
  action    :install
  source   'INTERNAL REPO URL'
  version  '17.6.1.24319023'
end

See docs at https://docs.chef.io/resource_chocolatey_package.html.


cChocoPackageInstaller vmwareworkstation
{
    Name     = "vmwareworkstation"
    Version  = "17.6.1.24319023"
    Source   = "INTERNAL REPO URL"
}

Requires cChoco DSC Resource. See docs at https://github.com/chocolatey/cChoco.


package { 'vmwareworkstation':
  ensure   => '17.6.1.24319023',
  provider => 'chocolatey',
  source   => 'INTERNAL REPO URL',
}

Requires Puppet Chocolatey Provider module. See docs at https://forge.puppet.com/puppetlabs/chocolatey.


4. If applicable - Chocolatey configuration/installation

See infrastructure management matrix for Chocolatey configuration elements and examples.

NOTE

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Package Approved

This package was approved as a trusted package on 10 Oct 2024.

Description

Package Parameters

The following parameter is available to install with a valid license key:

  • /SERIALNUMBER
    Example:
choco install vmwareworkstation --params='"/SERIALNUMBER=01234-56789-01234-56789-01234"'

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.

You can replicate server, desktop, and tablet environments in a virtual machine and allocate multiple processor cores, gigabytes of main memory and graphics memory to each virtual machine, whether the virtual machine resides on a personal PC or on a private enterprise cloud.

Please Note: This is an automatically updated package. If you find it is out of date by more than a day or two, please contact the maintainer(s) and let them know the package is no longer updating correctly.


tools\chocolateyInstall.ps1
$ErrorActionPreference  = 'Stop'

$toolsDir               = "$(Split-Path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition)"

$url                    = 'https://softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds/vmw-desktop/ws/17.6.1/24319023/windows/core/VMware-workstation-17.6.1-24319023.exe.tar'
$checksum               = '6a741e0a28934e434abeadfd9b742d8c4993a268f7c1aa43748a74c9fbdeb735'
$checksumType           = 'sha256'

$zippackageArgs = @{
  packageName           = $env:ChocolateyPackageName
  unzipLocation         = $toolsDir
  url                   = $url
  checksum              = $checksum
  checksumType          = $checksumType

}

Install-ChocolateyZipPackage @zippackageArgs

$fileLocation = Get-ChildItem $toolsDir\VMware-workstation*.exe

$packageArgs = @{
  packageName           = $env:ChocolateyPackageName
  unzipLocation         = $toolsDir
  fileType              = 'exe'
  file                  = $fileLocation
  softwareName          = 'VMware Workstation*'
  silentArgs            = '/s /v /qn EULAS_AGREED=1 AUTOSOFTWAREUPDATE=0 DATACOLLECTION=0 REBOOT=ReallySuppress'
  validExitCodes        = @(0, 3010, 1614, 1641)

}

$pp                     = Get-PackageParameters

if ( $pp.SERIALNUMBER ) {
  $SN = $pp.SERIALNUMBER
  $packageArgs['silentArgs'] = '/s /v/qn EULAS_AGREED=1 SERIALNUMBER="' + $SN + '" AUTOSOFTWAREUPDATE=0 DATACOLLECTION=0 REBOOT=ReallySuppress'
}

Install-ChocolateyInstallPackage @packageArgs

Get-ChildItem $toolsDir\*.exe | ForEach-Object { Remove-Item $_ -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue; if (Test-Path $_) { Set-Content "$_.ignore" } }
tools\chocolateyuninstall.ps1
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop';
$packageArgs = @{
  packageName   = $env:ChocolateyPackageName
  softwareName  = 'VMware Workstation*'
  fileType      = 'MSI'
  silentArgs    = "/QN REBOOT=ReallySuppress REMOVE=ALL"
  validExitCodes= @(0, 3010, 1605, 1614, 1641)
}

$uninstalled = $false
[array]$key = Get-UninstallRegistryKey -SoftwareName $packageArgs['softwareName']

if ($key.Count -eq 1) {
  $key | ForEach-Object { 
    $packageArgs['file'] = "$($_.UninstallString)"
    if ($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 | ForEach-Object {Write-Warning "- $($_.DisplayName)"}
}

Log in or click on link to see number of positives.

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.

Add to Builder Version Downloads Last Updated Status
VMware Workstation Pro 17.6.0.24238078 3090 Thursday, September 19, 2024 Approved
VMware Workstation Pro 17.5.2.23775571 120 Thursday, September 19, 2024 Approved
VMware Workstation Pro 17.5.1.23298084 16195 Tuesday, February 27, 2024 Approved
VMware Workstation Pro 17.5.0.22583795 6453 Friday, October 20, 2023 Approved
VMware Workstation Pro 17.0.2.21581411 6829 Tuesday, April 25, 2023 Approved
VMware Workstation Pro 17.0.1.21139696 4102 Friday, February 3, 2023 Approved
VMware Workstation Pro 17.0.0.20800274 3544 Friday, November 18, 2022 Approved
VMware Workstation Pro 16.2.5.20904516 477 Tuesday, December 13, 2022 Approved
VMware Workstation Pro 16.2.4.20089737 6104 Friday, July 22, 2022 Approved
VMware Workstation Pro 16.2.3.19376536 6652 Monday, March 14, 2022 Approved
VMware Workstation Pro 16.2.2.19200509 3538 Tuesday, January 18, 2022 Approved
VMware Workstation Pro 16.2.1.18811642 4853 Tuesday, November 9, 2021 Approved
VMware Workstation Pro 16.2.0.18760230 2879 Thursday, October 14, 2021 Approved
VMware Workstation Pro 16.1.2.17966106 6908 Tuesday, May 18, 2021 Approved
VMware Workstation Pro 16.1.1.17801498 3535 Friday, April 2, 2021 Approved
VMware Workstation 16.1.0.17198959 4716 Friday, November 20, 2020 Approved
VMware Workstation 16.0.0.16894299 3139 Tuesday, September 15, 2020 Approved
VMware Workstation 15.5.7.17171714 868 Friday, November 20, 2020 Approved
VMware Workstation 15.5.6.16341506 4176 Saturday, June 13, 2020 Approved
VMware Workstation 15.5.5.16285975 1329 Friday, May 29, 2020 Approved
VMware Workstation 15.5.2.15785246 3178 Monday, March 16, 2020 Approved
VMware Workstation 15.5.1.15018445 3863 Wednesday, November 13, 2019 Approved
VMware Workstation 15.5.0.14665864 2069 Friday, September 20, 2019 Approved
VMware Workstation 15.1.0.13591040 4081 Wednesday, May 15, 2019 Approved
VMware Workstation 15.0.4.20190408 1348 Monday, April 8, 2019 Approved
VMware Workstation 15.0.4 449 Friday, April 5, 2019 Approved
VMware Workstation 15.0.3 989 Sunday, March 24, 2019 Approved
VMware Workstation 15.0.2 2847 Sunday, November 25, 2018 Approved
VMware Workstation 15.0.1 628 Friday, November 16, 2018 Approved
VMware Workstation 15.0.0 1767 Thursday, September 27, 2018 Approved
VMware Workstation 14.1.8.14921873 269 Wednesday, November 13, 2019 Approved
VMware Workstation 14.1.7 374 Monday, April 8, 2019 Approved
VMware Workstation 14.1.6 217 Monday, April 8, 2019 Approved
VMware Workstation 14.1.5 255 Monday, April 8, 2019 Approved
VMware Workstation 14.1.4 227 Monday, April 8, 2019 Approved
VMware Workstation 14.1.3 1539 Friday, August 24, 2018 Approved
VMware Workstation 14.1.2 2151 Tuesday, May 22, 2018 Approved
VMware Workstation 14.1.1 2660 Thursday, January 11, 2018 Approved
VMware Workstation 14.1.0 850 Tuesday, December 26, 2017 Approved
VMware Workstation 14.0.0 1680 Wednesday, October 11, 2017 Approved
VMware Workstation Pro 12.5.9.7535481 20 Saturday, September 21, 2024 Approved
VMware Workstation 12.5.9 2098 Friday, January 12, 2018 Approved
VMware Workstation 12.5.7 2285 Thursday, July 20, 2017 Approved
VMware Workstation 12.5.6 1684 Friday, May 26, 2017 Approved
VMware Workstation 12.5.5 1259 Sunday, May 7, 2017 Approved
VMware Workstation 12.5.2 1990 Sunday, December 18, 2016 Approved
VMware Workstation 12.5.1 898 Monday, October 31, 2016 Approved
VMware Workstation 12.5.0 923 Wednesday, September 14, 2016 Approved
VMware Workstation 12.1.1 887 Tuesday, May 17, 2016 Approved
VMware Workstation 11.1.2.2780323 885 Tuesday, July 14, 2015 Approved
VMware Workstation 11.1.0.2496824 780 Thursday, June 4, 2015 Approved

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