As usual, every time the Linux kernel gets an update, VMware Workstation’s vmmon and vmnet modules fail to compile. No exception this time either. The fix is blunt: just use a patch.

Linux kernel 4.10 is out, and supposedly it brings a lot of improvements, so let’s take it for a spin: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:canonical-kernel-team/ppa sudo apt update sudo apt install linux-headers-4.10.0-8-generic linux-image-4.10.0-8-generic linux-image-extra-4.10.0-8-generic linux-headers-4.10.0-8 A reboot should do it. Then you’ll find VMware no longer works — the modules fail to compile again.