VMware Tools Installation Guide in Linux environments

A lot of friends just beginning to contact Linux, when they can't help but be curious, there is little to be feared for the new Linux system. Some people hang on, some fall down, but there are some clever (I think lucky) goblins who choose to learn Linux under the VM. When they are in the mood or even the blood boiling after the fedora or Ubuntu, some of the frustration, installation vmtools, it is estimated that not many people do not have less headaches. At that time, I also ... Not long ago in the forum registered a ID, nothing to wander, found that a lot of buddies have been asking about Vmtools installation problems, suddenly some regret, want to help these friends. After all, I am also a big dalaocu, can not write what good things, if here is wrong, but also please include more advice! Nonsense not to say, the installation summary is as follows:

First, the general process:

A) Vm--install VMware Tools
b The system automatically inserts the Vmtools image into the optical drive and mounts it automatically.
C Find installation files, install, configure, reboot.

Second, the use of RPM installation

A) access to the catalogue
[Wenjun@localhost ~]$ CD/
[Wenjun@localhost/]$ ls
Bin Dev Home lost+found misc net proc sbin SRV tmp var
Boot etc Lib Media mnt opt root selinux sys usr
[Wenjun@localhost/]$ CD Media
[Wenjun@localhost media]$ ls
VMware Tools
[Wenjun@localhost media]$ cd "VMware Tools"//into the CD-ROM directory. The quotation marks must be added here because there are spaces in the middle.

[Wenjun@localhost VMware tools]$ LS//We see that there are three files here. The next two are the installation files in two different formats. *.RPM is the package manager used by Redhat. *.deb is the software package Manager used by the http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/10478.html ">". *.gz is a compressed package, after the decompression of all systems to run the file.
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Manifest.txt vmwaretools-7.8.5-156735.tar.gz
vmwaretools-7.8.5-156735.i386.rpm

b Execution of installation commands
I. Fedora:
[Wenjun@localhost VMware tools]$ rpm-i vmwaretools-7.8.5-156735.i386.rpm
Ii. Ubuntu:
Alien-i vmwaretools-7.8.5-15735.rpm (you have to install alien first)

c) Successful Installation
[Root@localhost VMware tools]# rpm-i vmwaretools-7.8.5-156735.i386.rpm
The installation of VMware Tools 7.8.5 for Linux completed successfully.
Can decide to remove the software from your system
Invoking the following command: "Rpm-e vmwaretools". If you want to uninstall, run this command

Unreported running VMware Tools for the
Configure it for your running kernel by invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl". Prompts you to also need to configure.
Enjoy,
--the VMware Team