15.04 VMWare Player "unable to start services" error

found here https://communities.vmware.com/thread/509225

This can be fixed by running the following steps as Root (in a terminal):

  1. log in as root (e.g. sudo -i)
  2. Enter your Root password.
  3. Enter these commands:

    curl https://pastebin.com/raw/Z1ihzbcE -o /tmp/vmnet-3.19.patch
    
    cd /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source
    tar -xf vmnet.tar
    cd vmnet-only
    patch -p0 -i /tmp/vmnet-3.19.patch
    mv vmnet.tar vmnet.tar.SAVED
    tar -cf vmnet.tar vmnet-only
    rm -r vmnet-only
    vmware-modconfig --console --install-all
    

VMware will now compile the vmnet module for Kernel 3.19. (please make sure you have DKMS installed)

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15.04