Post #2313473
2026-03-10 15:52 UTC
VMware workstation was the one I had issues with. I needed to sign the vmnet and vmmon drivers so secure boot wouldn’t reject them. This was the main problem on Debian 13 anyhow.
On Kubuntu 24.04, on kernel 6.17, I had that same problem + hiccups building those same modules. (https://www.lucaswilliams.net/index.php/2025/11/25/building-the-vmware-workstation-modules-on-ubuntu-24-04-with-secure-boot-enabled/)
I’ve since figured out where I went wrong, but by that point, I already had KVM up and running 🤷♂️
Seeing as I didn’t strictly need VMware, I didn’t see any point in trying it again. But, I wish the VMware installer gave you more of a heads up. Def would have saved me time and headache.
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@Ichinin@infosec.exchange 2026-03-10 17:03
@mayahustle@infosec.exchange Ok. I guess the secure boot thing was the issue then. I installed Deb on a new laptop, no secure boot. All i did was to pull down the bundle file, su (not sudo), install the headers using: sudo apt-get install linux-headers.$(uname -R) And then check for the Workstation icon, pin it to dash and i was done.