Install VMware on Ubuntu 18.10 -- Build environment error

Question

I did the basic install, but when I run it, I get:

Build environment error! A required application is missing and modconfig cannot continue. xzCheck the log for more details.

What does that mean and what should I do?

Answer 1

Run the following commands before/after installing vmware:

sudo apt-get install gcc
sudo apt-get install make
sudo apt-get update

Let me know if you have any other errors we will sort it out.

Answer 2

As suggested in https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1002411

vmware-modconfig --console --install-all

worked on kubuntu 18.04 with VMware Workstation Player 15.5.0

Installing gcc and make did not solve the error, or at least were not sufficient.