How to Sign VMware Workstation Pro Kernel Modules on UEFI Secure Boot Enabled Linux Systems

For VMware Workstation Pro kernel modules to load on UEFI Secure Boot enabled Linux systems, you must sign them manually. Unsigned VMware Workstation Pro kernel modules won’t load, resulting in VMware Workstation Pro services failing to start. As you can see, VMware Workstation Pro services failed to start after the VMware Workstation Pro kernel modules…

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How to Compile the VMware Workstation Pro Kernel Modules on Ubuntu/Debian

Once the VMware Workstation Pro desktop virtualization software (Type-II hypervisor) is installed on your Ubuntu/Debian system, you must compile the VMware Workstation Pro kernel modules for your Ubuntu/Debian system for it to work. In this article, I will show you how to compile the VMware Workstation Pro kernel modules on Ubuntu/Debian. I will also discuss…

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How to Enable and Use Nautilus Samba/CIFS/Windows File Sharing Feature on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Nautilus file manager can share directories/folders of your Ubuntu 24.04 LTS system that you can access from Windows, MacOS, and other Linux devices. You may not find the file-sharing option in the context menu of the Nautilus file manager in a new Ubuntu 24.04 LTS installation. That’s because the Nautilus file-sharing option is not enabled…

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