Versions:
$ uname -r
6.8.12-300.fc40.x86_64
$ cat /etc/redhat-release
Fedora release 40 (Forty)
$ vmware -v
VMware Workstation 17.5.2 build-23775571
Hello. Rebooted since the last installations of the kernel and kernel-headers.
Steps to reproduce
Starting the program | bash -v vmware.
Resulting message:
"Kernel headers for version <version> were not found."
Possible underlying misunderstanding; non-identical latest versions of packages kernel and kernel-headers; this is neither an invalid conception nor an issue.
$ dnf --installed list kernel{,-headers} | sed 1d
kernel.x86_64 6.8.10-300.fc40 @updates
kernel.x86_64 6.8.11-300.fc40 @updates
kernel.x86_64 6.8.12-300.fc40 @updates
kernel-headers.x86_64 6.8.3-300.fc40 @fedora
$ dnf rq --latest-limit=1 --installed --qf '%{arch} | %{name} v. %{version} | %{summary}' kernel{,-headers}
x86_64 | kernel v. 6.8.12 | The Linux kernel
x86_64 | kernel-headers v. 6.8.3 | Header files for the Linux kernel for use by glibc
Worth reading:
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When it comes to the failure of locating the said component, this indicates an inadequate search methodology. The component location is known when searching properly as demonstrated with rpm -ql kernel-headers; then it is under directory /usr/include.
Yet an other issue, that one is visible in the snapshot and most probably in this context is indicating an improper formatting; while "x86_64" which is the correct form and thus expected to be printed, instead "_" is printed as an underline of the first "6".