Get VMware to start with Secure Boot (Ubuntu):
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You will need to generate keys to allow vmware to boot vm's on a ubuntu install  with secure boot.

openssl req -new -x509 -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout VMWARE.priv -outform DER -out VMWARE.der -nodes -days 36500 -subj "/CN=VMware/"


sudo /usr/src/linux-headers-`uname -r`/scripts/sign-file sha256 ./VMWARE.priv ./VMWARE.der $(modinfo -n vmmon)


sudo /usr/src/linux-headers-`uname -r`/scripts/sign-file sha256 ./VMWARE.priv ./VMWARE.der $(modinfo -n vmnet)


sudo mokutil --import VMWARE.der


sudo mokutil --test-key VMWARE.der

reboot, Then when starting linux there will be a ble screen, add MDB keys through there.

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Source:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1096052/vmware-15-error-on-ubuntu-18-4-could-not-open-dev-vmmon-no-such-file-or-dire

Date: June 22, 2021