How VMware Tools installs

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VMware Tools is a virtual machine VMware Workstation with a tool that enables users to drag files directly from a physical host to a virtual machine. If we do not install it, we are unable to carry out the transfer of files between the virtual machine and the physical machine, of course, it is more effective than this, usually when we operate the virtual machine, between the physical machine and the virtual machine must use the CTRL switch, if after installation we do not have to use the keyboard switch, directly can exit, So that virtual machines are truly part of the computer, how should this magical VMware tools be installed?

Installation of Vmtools under Windows operating system

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   The first thing to do is open the virtual machine you need to install VMware Tools (hereinafter referred to as Vmtools), error when the virtual machine is not open, and the virtual machine is not open. After opening we click on the virtual machine option to find the installation Vmtools (shown), if you have installed, the prompt will be different, then you will be prompted to reinstall Vmtools. Click Install.

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   Then we open the virtual machine in My computer, and then you will see the CD-ROM drive will appear vmtools installation of the letter, of course, different operating system installation may be slightly different, some click Install directly after installation, and some need to click Install. It doesn't bother us to double-click the installation anyway.

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   And then the next step, one of the interfaces is to let us choose the type of installation (as shown), generally we choose a typical installation, of course, if you have a better understanding of vmtools, you can also choose to customize the installation (usually run on this VM, should not be run across the VM, So the installation does not have to be considered).

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   After selecting a good type, you need to install it, and after clicking Install, the entire installation will be completed, at which point we can click Finish to complete the installation process. At this point, the installation process for the VM has ended, but it has not yet been effective and requires that we restart the computer to take effect.

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Installation of Vmtools under Linux operating system

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   The first step is the same as in Windows, We need to open the virtual machine first, then click on the virtual machine option, click Install Vmtools, if it is already installed, it will show reinstall (as shown, if this word appears to prove that you have successfully installed Vmtools). If it is not installed, click Install.

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   Then we can see the vmtools word in the optical drive, click Open, find the Vmtools installation package, Under the Linux operating system suffix named tar.gz, we can directly decompress (some Linux system support, such as the Fedora used in small series), can also be extracted using terminal commands.

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   Then we need to enter the terminal to install, before the installation, we need to replace the operation user, The user who enters the system by default is a normal user (for example, Fedora), but it does not have the permissions to install it, so we need to switch to the root user to install it and use the SU command to complete the switch.

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   After the switch is complete, we open the Unpacked Vmtools folder, Locate the vmware-install.pl file, and then perform the installation. One thing to note is that the Perl module is needed to support the use of vmware-install.pl, and it seems that Fedora is not installed by default, and we can install Perl using Yum install Perl.

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   At this point, the installation of Vmtools under Fedora is complete, although the process is simple, But in the actual installation of the process may encounter such or such problems, if the installation process encountered problems, you can Baidu, generally can find a solution, small series will be encountered problems and solutions are listed, convenient Yimeimei.

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Precautions

• VMware Tools cannot be installed when your virtual machine is not open.

• The installation of Vmtools under the Windows operating system is simple, just double-click the installation, there is no more complicated operation.

• Compared to the Windows operating system, the Linux operating system is much more complex, of course, about Vmtools in Linux installation has been a lot of relevant tutorials, you can refer to.

• In fact, the first thing to do after creating the virtual machine is to install the Vmtools, no vmtools you will find the operation of the virtual machine is a very troublesome thing, because it and the physical machine can not be connected, Vmtools is the bridge between them, making the virtual machine really become a part of the physical machine.

How VMware Tools installs