[Transition + Summary] Summary of installing VMware Tools in Linux Virtual System

[Conversion + Summary] installing VMware Tools in Linux virtual system summary is transferred from China Network 1. Why is VMware Tools installed in for Linux Guest OS? Because it can improve the running performance of Virtual Machine and allow Host OS and Guest OS to communicate with each other, we don't have to worry about what servers we need to set up to communicate with the two operating systems, let's get started now! Location of VMware Tools: VMWare installation path \ VMware Workstation \ Linux. ISO [root @ rd01 ~] # Mount/CDROM # Sometimes it may not be loaded. In this case, shut down the system and manually specify the ISO image. For details, see [root @ rd01 ~]. # Cd/CDROM [root @ rd01 ~] # Ls-A [root @ rd01 ~] # Cp VMwareTools-5.5.1-19175.tar.gz/tmp [root @ rd01 ~] # Cd/tmp [root @ rd01 ~] # Tar zxpf VMwareTools-5.5.1-19175.tar.gz [root @ rd01 ~] # Cd vmware-tools-distrib [root @ rd01 vmware-tools-distrib] #. /vmware-install.pl creating a new installer database using the tar3 format. installing the content of the package. # The default value is used in the installation process. If you press enter all the time, 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] thepath "/usr/lib/vmware-Tools" does not exist currently. This programisgoingto create it, including needed parent directories. Is thiswhatyou want? [Yes] in which directory do you want to install the documentation files? [/Usr/share/doc/vmware-tools] thepath "/usr/share/doc/vmware-Tools" does not exist currently. thisprogram isgoing to create it, including needed parent directories. isthis what you want? [Yes] the installation of VMware Tools 5.5.1 build-19175 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] stopping VMware Tools Services in the Virtual Machine: Guest Operating System daemon: [OK] Trying to find a suitable vmhgfs module for your running kernel. the module bld-2.6.9-5.EL-i686-RHEL4 loads perfectly in the running kernel. pcnet32 30153 0 unloading pcnet32 module trying to find a suitable vmxnet module for your running kernel. the modular bld-2.6.9-5.EL-i686-RHEL4 loads perfectly I N the running kernel. detected x.org version 6.8. disable Console mouse service: [OK] Start console mouse service: [OK] Please choose one of the following Display sizes (1-13): # display resolution, the following uses 1024x768 as an example. # When installing VMware Tools, the configuration file [1] "640x480" [2] install VMware Tools (2) of X server is automatically modified) from the VM: mount the Virtual CD drive Mount/dev/CDROM/mnt/(3) extract VMware Tools to/tmp/tar-C/tmp-zxvf/mnt/VMwareTools-5.5.2-29772.tar. GZ (4) unmount the Virtual CD drive umount/mnt (5) now run the installer/tmp/vmware-tools-distrib/vmware-install.pl (6) when asked do you want to run vmware-config-tools.pl ?, Answer "yes ". b) If you have VMware-workstation-5.5.2-29772.tar.gz on disk (1) make sure VMware-workstation-5.5.2-29772.tar.gz is on disk inside the VM. (2) extract the VMware Tools ISO tar -- strip-components = 3-zxvf VMware-workstation-5.5.2-29772.tar.gz \ VMware-distrib/lib/isoimages/Linux. ISO (3) create a temporary mount point mkdir/mnt/vmtools-Temp (4) mount the ISO image Mount-o loop Linux. ISO/ MNT/vmtools-Temp (5) Copy VMware Tools from the Mount CP/mnt/vmtools-temp/VMwareTools-5.5.2-29772.tar.gz/tmp/(6) extract VMware Tools to/tmp/tar-C/tmp-zxvf/mnt/vmtools-temp/VMwareTools-5.5.2-29772.tar.gz (7) tidy up umount/mnt/vmtools-Temp rmdir/mnt/vmtools-Temp RM Linux. ISO (8) now run the installer/tmp/vmware-tools-distrib/vmware-install.pl (9) When asked do you want to run vmware-config- Tools. pl ?, Answer "yes ". c) If you have VMwareTools-5.5.2-29772.tar.gz on disk (1) extract VMware Tools to/tmp/tar-C/tmp-zxvf VMwareTools-5.5.2-29772.tar.gz (2) now run the installer/tmp/vmware-tools-distrib/vmware-install.pl (3) when asked do you want to run vmware-config-tools.pl ?, Answer "yes ".