Download VMware tools and install VMware tools

This article introduces how to download and install VMware tools.

Download VMware tools

VMware tools is generally in the following format:

Http://softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds/vmw-desktop/ws (for workstation Version)/7.1.2 (Version Number)/301548 (Version Number)/windows (host OS type)/packages/tools-windows-8.4.4.exe.tar (installation package name)

I use VMware7.1.2 in windows, so download it at this address.

Http://softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds/vmw-desktop/ws/7.1.2/301548/windows/packages/

Of course, you can also select "..." and select the parent directory to find other corresponding versions.

Http://softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds/vmw-desktop/ws/7.1.2/301548/windows/packages/tools-windows-8.4.4.exe.tar

How to install VMware tools

I want to addHow to decompress VMware toolstools
Windows:
Decompress the exe file with WinRAR-> RUN cmd-> [file name]/e [directory name]-> and open it with 7-zip. msi can solve the problem. ISO and. sig files.

In Linux:(The following uses unbuntu as an example)
Step 1: Go to the system, click Install vmware tools on the VM, and return to the desktop to view the cdrom icon of vmware tools.
Step 2: Open it and copy "vmwaretools .... Tar.gz ", open the file system, open the home folder, open the folder named by the current user, and paste vmwaretools .... Tar.gz and decompress the file "here ".
Step 3: Right-click the blank area in this folder, click Properties, click "Permissions" in the window, and change the content of "folder access" to "Create and delete files.
Step 4: Return to the preceding directory, click the vmware-tools-distrib folder, and open the terminal (Application-attachment-terminal ).
Step 5: Enter "ls" in the command line to list the folder files. Then enter "cd vmware-tools-distrib" to specify the folder, enter "ls" to list the contents of this folder, and then enter "sudo. /vmware-install.pl, enter the user password to start the installation.
Step 6: Next, enter N more and yes n more. Press it slowly.
Step 7: you can close the window until you see-the vmware team, and then restart it to get a new look.