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Installing Vmware Tools On A Linux Host

This document provides instructions for installing VMware Tools on an Ubuntu host running in VMware Workstation. The key steps are: 1. Access the VMware Tools installer through the virtual machine toolbar and mount the VMware Tools CDROM. 2. Copy the VMwareTools.tar file from the mounted CDROM to the root directory and untar it. 3. Run the vmware-install.pl script from the extracted files directory to install VMware Tools. A restart is required for changes to take effect.

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Installing Vmware Tools On A Linux Host

This document provides instructions for installing VMware Tools on an Ubuntu host running in VMware Workstation. The key steps are: 1. Access the VMware Tools installer through the virtual machine toolbar and mount the VMware Tools CDROM. 2. Copy the VMwareTools.tar file from the mounted CDROM to the root directory and untar it. 3. Run the vmware-install.pl script from the extracted files directory to install VMware Tools. A restart is required for changes to take effect.

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InstallingVmwareToolsonaUbuntuHostinVmwareWorkstation6+ 1.GototheVirtualMachinetoolbarandgotoVirtualMachines>InstallVmwareTools 2.Createadirectoryformounting: >>mkdir/mnt/cdrom 3.Mountthereadonlycdromdriveintothenewcreateddirectory{/mnt/cdrom} >>mount/dev/cdrom3/mnt/cdrom 4.Gotothenewlymounteddirectory >>cd/mnt/cdrom 5.List thecontentsofthedirectoryandlookforsomethinglikeVMwareTools >>ls 6.CopytheVmwareTools.tarfileto/root >>cpVmwareTools.tar/root 7.

Changetothe/rootdir >>cd/root 8.UntartheVMwareTools file >>tarxvzfVMwareTools8.2.4215242.tar.gz 9.Thisdirectorywillbecreatedasaresult:vmwaretoolsdistrib >>cdvmwaretoolsdistrib >>ls FILES Install bin doc etc installer lib vmwareinstall.pl 10Installusingthescripts >>./vmwareinstall.pl 11.Thescriptwilltakesometimetorun,justfollowthedefaultsandyoushouldbefine. ProcessComplete OutputText

TheconfigurationofVMwareTools8.2.4build215242forLinuxforthis running kernelcompletedsuccessfully.YoumustrestartyourXsessionbefore anymouseorgraphicschangestake effect.YoucannowrunVMwareToolsbyinvokingthefollowingcommand: "/usr/bin/vmwaretoolbox"duringanXserversession. ToenableadvancedXfeatures(e.g.,guestresolutionfit,dragand drop,and fileandtextcopy/paste),youwillneedtodoone(ormore)ofthe following: 1.Manuallystart/usr/bin/vmwareuser 2.Logoutandlogbackintoyourdesktopsessionand, 3.RestartyourXsession. Tousethevmxnetdriver,restartnetworkingusingthefollowing commands: /etc/init.d/networkingstop rmmodpcnet32 rmmodvmxnet modprobevmxnet /etc/init.d/networkingstart References [1]http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/ws_newguest_tools_linux.html

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