Share (copy and paste) with the host in the VMwareWorkstation Virtual Machine Ubuntu)

After the Virtual Machine Ubuntu is installed in VMwareWorkstation, it cannot be shared with the host at first, that is, the copy and paste functions can be implemented between them. To solve the problem, you only need to install VMvaretools and then restart the Ubuntu virtual machine. In a windows virtual machine, there is an installation wizard when installing the tool, but in Linux (Ubuntu), you need to install it in the terminal command window. Step 1 select VM-& gt; inst from the Ubuntu menu

After the Virtual Machine Ubuntu is installed in VMware Workstation, it cannot be shared with the host at first, that is, the copy and paste functions can be implemented between them. To solve the problem, you only need to install VMvare tools and then restart the Ubuntu virtual machine. In a windows virtual machine, there is an installation wizard when installing the tool, but in Linux (Ubuntu), you need to install it in the terminal command window.

Step 1 select VM> install VMware tools from the Ubuntu menu. Then, the VMware toolsinstallation package file vmwarw.ls-9.2.0-799703.tar.gz is displayed.

Step 2 extract the compressed file to the desktop or main directory in terminal.

You can copy the compressed file to the main folder, and then decompress the tar.gz file with the command, and change the extracted file name to a relatively simple name, such as "vm"

Step 3 command cd to enter the decompression directory vm (cd vm), there will be a vmware-install.pl file.

Step 4 install vmware-install.pl. In the command window Enter: sudo./vmware-install.pl, and then start compiling, press Enter all the way until Enjoy appears.

Step 5 restart the VM Ubuntu (click the setting button in the upper right corner of the ubuntu Desktop ). Otherwise, the Installed VMware tools will not work.

Finally, choose VMware> toolbar> VM> settings> options> shared Folders and add a desktop under Windows as prompted ". Windows desktop Shared Folders

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