Install VMware Tools

Install VMware Tools on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

1. You must enter Linux as the root user

2. Enter the Linux system, press CTRL + ALT to enter the main operating system, and click "Install VMware Tools" under the VM menu in the VMware menu bar ".

3. In Red Hat Linux, A VMware toolswindow is displayed. Copy the vmwarw.ls-8.8.0-471268.tar.gz file to your main folder.

4. Open the terminal and enter the tar zxf VMwareTools-8.8.0-471268.tar.gz.

5. After decompression, enter CD vmware-tools-distrib.

6. Enter the vmware-tools-distrib folder, enter./vmware-install.pl, and run the installation command.

7. Wait until the install operation is complete and restart. Can you see the beautiful Linux Gui.

 

Installation record

[[Email protected] VM] # ls

VMwareTools-8.8.0-471268.tar.gz

[[Email protected] VM] # tar xzf VMwareTools-8.8.0-471268.tar.gz

[[Email protected] VM] # ls

VMwareTools-8.8.0-471268.tar.gz vmware-tools-distrib

[[Email protected] VM] # cd vmware-tools-distrib/

[[Email protected] vmware-tools-distrib] # ls

Bin Doc etc files install installer lib vmware-install.pl

[[Email protected] vmware-tools-distrib] #./vmware-install.pl

Creating a New VMware Tools installer database using the tar4 format. Installing VMware Tools. In which directory do you want to install the binary files? [/Usr/bin] What is the directory that contains the init directories (rc0.d/to rc6.d /)? [/Etc/rc. d] What is the directory that contains the init scripts? [/Etc/rc. d/init. d] in which directory do you want to install the daemon files? [/Usr/sbin] in which directory do you want to install the library files? [/Usr/lib/vmware-tools] The path "/usr/lib/vmware-Tools" does not exist currently. this program is going to create it, including needed parent directories. is this what you want? [Yes] in which directory do you want to install the documentation files? [/Usr/share/doc/vmware-tools] The path "/usr/share/doc/vmware-Tools" does not exist currently. this program is going to create it, including needed parent directories. is this what you want? [Yes] the installation of VMware Tools 8.8.0 build-471268 for Linux completed successfully. you can decide to remove this software from your system at any time by invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-uninstall-tools.pl ". before Running VMware Tools for the first time, you need to configure it by invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl ". do you want this program To invoke the Command for you now? [Yes] initializing... making sure services for VMware Tools are stopped. stopping VMware Tools Services in the Virtual Machine: Guest Operating System daemon: [OK] virtual printing daemon: [OK] unmounting HGFS shares: [OK] Guest filesystem DRIVER: [OK] [experimental] The VMware filesystem sync Driver (vmsync) is a new feature that creates backups of virtual machines. please refer to the VM Ware knowledge base for more details on this capability. Do you wish to enable this feature? [No] Found a compatible pre-built module for VMCI. installing it... found a compatible pre-built module for vsock. installing it... found a compatible pre-built module for vmxnet3. installing it... the VMware pvscsi module is only supported on kernel version 2.6.18 and newer. found a compatible pre-built module for vmmemctl. installing it... the VMware host-guest filesystem allows for shared folde RS between the host OS and the guest OS in a fusion or Workstation Virtual Environment. Do you wish to enable this feature? [Yes] Found a compatible pre-built module for vmhgfs. installing it... found a compatible pre-built module for vmxnet. installing it... found a compatible pre-built module for vmblock. installing it ...!!! [Experimental]! VMware automatic kernel modules Enables automatic building and installation of VMware kernel modules at boot they are not already present. by selecting yes, you will be enabling this experimental feature. you can always disable this feature by re-running vmware-config-tools.pl. wocould you like to enable VMware automation kernel modules? [No] detected X version 6.8 host resolution detected as "1920x1080 ". please choose one of the following Display sizes that X will start: [1] "320x200" [2] "320x240" [3] "400x300" [4] "512x384" [5] "640x400" [6] "640x480" [7] "720x480" [8] "800x480" [9] "854x480" [10] "720x576" [11] "800x600" [12] "1024x768" [13] "1280x720" [14] "1280x768" [15] "1152x864" [16] "1280x800" [17] "1366X768" [18] "1280x960" [19] "1440x900" [20] "1280x1024" [21] "1400x1050" [22] <"1680x1050" Please enter a number between 1 and 22: [22] X is running fine with the new config file. creating a New initrd boot image for the kernel. checking ACPI Hot Plug [OK] Starting VMware Tools Services in the Virtual Machine: switching to guest configuration: [OK] Guest Memory Manager: [OK] Guest vmxnet fast network device: [OK] VM Communication Interface: [failed] VM communication interface socket family: [OK] Guest filesystem DRIVER: [OK] mounting HGFS shares: [failed] blocking File System: [OK] guest operating system daemon: [OK] virtual printing daemon: [OK] the configuration of VMware Tools 8.8.8.0 build-471268 for Linux for this running kernel completed successfully. you must restart your X session before any mouse or graphics changes take effect. you can now run VMware Tools by invoking "/usr/bin/vmware-toolbox-cmd" from the command line or by invoking "/usr/bin/vmware-toolbox" from the command line during an X Server session. to enable advanced X features (e.g ., guest resolution fit, drag and drop, and file and text copy/paste), you will need to do one (or more) of the following: 1. manually start/usr/bin/vmware-user 2. log out and log back into your desktop session; and, 3. restart your X session. to use the vmxnet driver, restart networking using the following commands:/etc/init. d/network stop rmmod pcnet32 rmmod vmxnet modprobe vmxnet/etc/init. d/network start enjoy, -- the VMware team found VMware Tools CDROM mounted at/Media/cdrecorder. ejecting device/dev/HDC... [[email protected] vmware-tools-distrib] #

Install VMware Tools