Rotten mud: Install vmtools on Ubuntu

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Recently, due to work needs, we need to use the desktop version of Linux, so we chose ubuntu. At the same time, Ubuntu is installed in the VM for ease of use.

However, we plan to install the VM tool vmtools for the convenience of files and operations.

To install vmtools, you must first download the vmtools image file. If it is a fully-installed VM version, the installation file contains the Linux. ISO image file.

Open the VM and load the image file. For example:

Run the following command to attach a CD:

Mount-T auto-O ro/dev/CDROM/Media/

Copy vmwarw.ls-9.6.1-1378637.tar.gz to the/home/Lianzhou directory and run the following command:

CP VMwareTools-9.6.1-1378637.tar.gz/home/Lianzhou/

Run the following command to decompress the vmwarw.ls-9.6.1-1378637.tar.gz file:

Tar-XF VMwareTools-9.6.1-1378637.tar.gz

Open the vmware-tools-distrib directory and use the./vmware-install.pl command for installation, such:

After installation, restart the system.

After the system is restarted, copy a file from the real machine to Ubuntu. The actual effect is as follows: