3 Installing VMware Tools
1) as shown, select Virtual machine - client - Install/ upgrade VMware Tools.
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2) as shown, click OK .
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3) as shown, click OK .
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4) as shown, you can see the installation media for VMware tools.
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5) in the VMware Tools directory , right-click to select Open in Terminalas shown.
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6) as shown, the terminal is already open.
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[[email protected] VMware tools]# ls
Manifest.txt vmwaretools-9.4.0-1280544.tar.gz vmware-tools-upgrader-64
Run_upgrader.sh vmware-tools-upgrader-32
[Email protected] VMware tools]# cp vmwaretools-9.4.0-1280544.tar.gz ~/desktop/
[Email protected] VMware tools]# CD ~/desktop/
[[email protected] desktop]# ls
Vmwaretools-9.4.0-1280544.tar.gz
[Email protected] desktop]# TAR-ZXVF vmwaretools-9.4.0-1280544.tar.gz
[Email protected] desktop]# 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 does want to install the binary files?
[/usr/bin]
What's the directory that contains the init directories (rc0.d/to rc6.d/)?
[/ETC/RC.D]
What's the directory that contains the init scripts?
[/ETC/RC.D/INIT.D]
In which directory does want to install the daemon files?
[/usr/sbin]
In which directory does 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. What are you want?
[Yes]
In which directory does 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
Want? [Yes]
The installation of VMware Tools 9.4.0 build-1280544 for Linux completed
Successfully. You can decide to remove the software from your system on any
Time by invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-uninstall-tools.pl".
Before running VMware Tools for the first time, your 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 your now? [Yes]
Initializing ...
Making sure services for VMware Tools is stopped.
Stopping VMware Tools Services in the virtual machine:
Guest Operating System daemon: [OK]
unmounting HGFS shares: [OK]
Guest filesystem driver: [OK]
Found a compatible pre-built module for VMCI. Installing it ...
Found a compatible pre-built module for Vsock. Installing it ...
The module Vmxnet3 have already been installed on this system by another
Installer or package and won't is modified by this installer.
Use the flags--clobber-kernel-modules=vmxnet3 to override.
The module PVSCSI have already been installed on this system by another
Installer or package and won't is modified by this installer.
Use the flags--CLOBBER-KERNEL-MODULES=PVSCSI to override.
The module Vmmemctl have already been installed on this system by another
Installer or package and won't is modified by this installer.
Use the flags--clobber-kernel-modules=vmmemctl to override.
The VMware host-guest Filesystem allows for shared folders between the Host OS
and the guest OS in a Fusion or Workstation virtual environment. Do you wish
To enable this feature? [No]
Found a compatible pre-built module for vmxnet. Installing it ...
The vmblock enables dragging or copying files between host and guest in a
Fusion or Workstation virtual environment. Does wish to enable this feature?
[No]
VMware automatic kernel modules enables automatic building and installation of
VMware kernel modules at boot that is not already present. This feature can
Enabled/disabled by re-running vmware-config-tools.pl.
Would to enable VMware automatic kernel modules?
[No]
Disabling timer-based audio scheduling in PulseAudio.
Detected X Server version 1.13.0
Distribution provided drivers for Xorg X server is used.
Skipping x configuration because X drivers is not included.
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]
VM Communication interface: [OK]
VM Communication Interface Socket family: [OK]
Guest Operating System daemon: [OK]
The configuration of VMware Tools 9.4.0 build-1280544 for Linux
Running kernel completed successfully.
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.
To enable advanced X features (e.g., guest resolution fit, drag and drop, and
File and text copy/paste), you'll need to does one (or more) of the following:
1. Manually Start/usr/bin/vmware-user
2. Log out and log to into your desktop session; And,
3. Restart your X session.
Enjoy,
--the VMware Team
Found VMware tools CDROM mounted at/media/vmware tools. ejecting device/dev/sr0 ...
[Email protected] vmware-tools-distrib]# CD ~/desktop/
[[email protected] desktop]# ls
vmwaretools-9.4.0-1280544.tar.gz vmware-tools-distrib
[email protected] desktop]# rm-rfv vmwaretools-9.4.0-1280544.tar.gz
[Email protected] desktop]# RM-RFV vmware-tools-distrib/
[Email protected] desktop]# reboot
Broadcast message from [email protected]
(/DEV/PTS/1) at 17:14 ...
The system is going down for reboot now!