Linux Hosts That Use the evdev Driver for Keyboards Do Not Map Keys Correctly in Any Guest in VMware

Some of the newer Linux distributions use Xorg 1.4, where the new evdev driver manages all input devices, including keyboards. The evdev driver causes the keyboard to send different keycodes. For example, the down arrow sends keycode 116, which other drivers interpret as Win+R. Consequently, keyboard mapping problems occur in all guest operating systems running in VMware.

Solution: VMware Knowledge Base Article 1007439