Install the Ubuntu and VMware Tools detailed tutorials on VMware _vmware

I. Summary

This article mainly describes how to install Ubuntu on the virtual machine, and install the VMware tools to set up a shared folder, and finally a simple introduction to Ubuntu.

Second, the experimental platform

1, VMware Workstation

2, Ubuntu10.04

Third, install Ubuntu on VMware
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Iv. first acquaintance of Ubuntu

1. Ubuntu Terminal

Open Terminal:

Applications-->accessories-->terminal

2. Get root permission

Enter command:

　　

sudo su

Then enter the user password when you log in Ubuntu to get root permissions.

In addition, you can temporarily obtain root permissions by adding sudo before each command.

Typically, each command or directory is followed by a space.

V. Installation of VMware Tools

1, under the VMware menu vm, install VMware Tools

The system automatically loads the VMware tools mirror, which is visible on the Ubuntu desktop, as shown in the following illustration.
Double-click to open the disc, there are files vmwaretools-8.8.2-590212.tar.gz, right copy to the desktop. As shown in the following figure.

2, decompression

Enter command

Tar zxf/home/sunev/desktop/vmwaretools-8.8.2-590212.tar.gz

At this point, the desktop will appear with a folder named Vmware-tools-distrib, which goes into the directory

Cd/home/sunev/desktop/vmware-tools-distrib

3, installation

Execute installation command

sudo./vmware-install.pl

VMware Tools installed, AutoSize Select AutoFit Guest under the VMware menu view and restart Ubuntu, when Ubuntu's desktop occupies the entire window under VMware.

In addition, after installing VMware Tools, the files under Ubuntu can be copied and pasted to Windows, but are also limited to files, and errors are made when copying folders.

Vi. Setting up Shared folders

Under Window, create a new folder. such as E disk: Linuxshare.

In the case of turning off Ubuntu, on the left side of VMware, right-click Ubuntu, choose Settings, further select options, and set up shared folders as shown in the following figure.

Once setup is complete, start Ubuntu and see the shared folder you just created in the Ubuntu/mnt/hgfs directory, as shown in the following figure.

In the shared folder that you just established, if you use the right key, the contents of the shared folder can only be moved or copied to desktop or home folder, then you can copy the files from the shared folder to the desired location using the command CP at the Ubuntu Terminal.

Example: sudo cp/mnt/hgfs/linuxshare/cpu.ptf/usr/local/src/cpu.ptf

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