VMware Tools is known to be installed in VMware virtual machines to enable file sharing between hosts and virtual machines, while supporting free-drag functionality, and the mouse can move freely before virtual machines and hosts (instead of being released by pressing Ctrl+alt). It also allows the virtual machine screen to be fullscreen.
So how does the Ubuntu system install VMware tools?
Method/Step
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Select Virtual Machine menu Bar--Install VMware Tools
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Then, in the VMware Tools window that pops up in the Ubuntu system,
Find vmwaretools-9.6.0-1294478.tar.gz
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Then right-click--Copy to--desktop
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When you're done copying the folder icon to the left--right-click to exit First
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Then the vmwaretools-9.6.0-1294478.tar.gz on the desktop
Right-click to extract here
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At this time, the desktop is more than a Vmware-tools-distrib folder
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And then reopen the folder icon on the left.
After opening there is a search in the upper right corner
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Pop-up search address bar input gnome-terminal
Click the magnifying glass icon to search after the loss.
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Then select the file system in the search results.
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And then--Re-load
The lower right corner prompts you to search in
Then, in the search results, pull to the bottom to find the terminal icon and open it.
Then enter sudo su in the pop-up terminal window
The sudo su command can be explained in Ubuntu
The sudo su command, also known as "alternate user", "Super User", or "Switch User",
Then enter the login administrator password
And then after entering the password
Use CD command to go to Ubuntu desktop
Then use the CD to enter the Vmware-tools-distrib folder in the Ubuntu desktop.
After entering the Vmware-tools-distrib folder
Install the vmware-install.pl folder inside the Vmware-tools-distrib folder using sudo./install command
sudo./vmware-install.pl
Start pressing ENTER after [/usr/bin] appears
Press directly to/dev/sr0 ... Stop until
To/dev/sr0 ...
Then enter the meaning of the reboot reboot system
This time the screen becomes full screen. This means that the installation tools are now ready to pull files inside.
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