Install fedora 17 and share folder configuration in VMware Workstation 9

1. Install fedora 17 Under vmware workstation 9. Reference link 1: Install fedora 17 Under vmware workstation 9 Virtual Machine
2. Shared Folders between VMware and fedora17Reference 2: fedora 17 install on VMWare Fusion 4/workstation 8
2.1 updating fedora to allow VMware Tools compilationonce you have fedora installed, login and open a terminal window

$ Sudo Yum update $ Sudo reboot $ Sudo Yum install kernel-devel kernel-headers GCC make

2.2 installing VMware toolsnow you're ready to install the VMware Tools

$ Tar-axvf/run/Media/'whoam'/vmware \ tools/vmw * .tar.gz-C ~ /Documents/ $ Cd ~ /Documents/vmware-tools-distrib $ Sudo./vmware-install.pl -- encountered this error while running the change script: Enter the path to the kernel header files for the 3.7.9-104. fc17.i686 kernel? Follow the prompts from a user (refer to link 3: Install fedora record with Vmware workstation8) and manually enter: /Usr/src/kernels/3.7.9-104. fc17.i686/include Tip: The path "/usr/src/kernels/3.7.9-104. fc17.i686/include" is not a valid path to the 3.1.0-7. fc16.i686 kernel headers. wocould you like to change it? The problem persists. Continue to Google to find the new kernel version (refer to link 4: VMWare kernel headers) Run the following command: $ Sudo CP/usr/include/Linux/version. h/lib/modules/3.7.9-104. fc17.i686/build/include/Linux/ $ Sudo./vmware-install.pl Installation script prompt. Press enter. Finally shutdown fedora 17 $ Sudo shutdown-P now

2.3 After the installation is complete, you can share the Windows 7 and Fedora 17 files. (1) Open the VMware menu VM-> Settings, select options, find shared folders, and select always enabled, add Windows shared directory (2) Start fedora 17 and open the/mnt/HGFS directory of Fedora 17. Now you can see the shared directory of windows.

$ CD/mnt/HGFS -- here we can see the folder shared with VMware.