Vm-tools Installation Guide

If Vm-tools is not installed, some functions will not be fully used, such as video card, the mouse can not be free to move between the virtual machine and the physical machine and other functions.

1. Before installing Vm-tools, log in the system first

2.1. Widows System: Virtual machine menu bar Click Vm→install VMware Tools ... → Enter the CD drive under My computer to run the installer to install the vmware-tools automatically, or the CD-ROM will run automatically for installation. Reboot the system after installation

2.2. Linux System: Virtual machine menu bar Click Vm→install VMware Tools ... → If the graphical interface will pop up the directory dialog, prove that the Vmware-tools optical drive image file has been placed in the optical drive device, and then mount the installation. If it is a command mode, we mount the optical drive directly.

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[[email protected] ~]# mount /dev/cdrom /media/mount: block device /dev/sr0is write-protected, mounting read-only[[email protected] ~]# cd !$cd/media/[[email protected] media]# lsmanifest.txt  VMwareTools-9.2.0-799703.tar.gz[[email protected] media]# tar zxvf VMwareTools-9.2.0-799703.tar.gzvmware-tools-distrib/etc/xsession-xdm.pltar: vmware-tools-distrib/etc/xsession-xdm.pl: Cannot open: No such fileor directoryvmware-tools-distrib/etc/vmware-tools-prelink.conftar: vmware-tools-distrib/etc/vmware-tools-prelink.conf: Cannot open: No such fileor directorytar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors[[email protected] media]#

Can not be unpacked directly in media, we need CP to/home directory to unpack the package

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[[email protected] media]# cp VMwareTools-9.2.0-799703.tar.gz /home/[[email protected] media]# cd !$cd/home/[[email protected] home]# lsaclfile  dir dir1  filejustin  justin1  lost+found  Tom  VMwareTools-9.2.0-799703.tar.gz[[email protected] home]# tar zxvf VMwareTools-9.2.0-799703.tar.gzvmware-tools-distrib/etc/poweroff-vm-defaultvmware-tools-distrib/etc/xsession-xdm.plvmware-tools-distrib/etc/vmware-tools-prelink.conf[[email protected] home]# lsaclfile  dir1  justin   lost+found  VMwareTools-9.2.0-799703.tar.gzdirfilejustin1  Tom         vmware-tools-distrib[[email protected] home]# cd vmware-tools-distrib/[[email protected] vmware-tools-distrib]# lsbin  doc  etc  FILES  INSTALL  installer  lib  vmware-install.pl[[email protected] vmware-tools-distrib]# ./vmware-install.plEnjoy,--the VMware teamFound VMware Tools CDROM mounted at /media. Ejecting device /dev/sr0...[[email protected] vmware-tools-distrib]# reboot

Press the <enter> key all the way down, when running to

Would to enable VMware automatic kernel modules?, enter Yes

Wait patiently, finally select the appropriate item, set the resolution. Install the reboot system

If you need to modify the resolution:

Click menu "System"-"preferences"-"show"-click on resolution in the Preferences window.

Vm-tools Installation Guide