:~$ cp -f /media/cdrom/VMwareTools-*.tar.gz ~/downloads/
Once the VMware Tools ISO has been attached to the Virtual Machine, copy the installer to the downloads directory and then run the installer script from the Git repository: :~$ sudo mkdir -p /media/cdrom/ Next, mount the VMware tools ISO by clicking “ Install VMware Tools” from the appropriate menu in VMware’s Window. :~$ sudo git clone /opt/vmware-tools-patches/ :~$ sudo apt install -y git gcc make linux-headers-$( uname -r ) Preparingįirst, we need to make sure to install any package and also make a local copy of the Git repository: :~$ sudo apt update
We utilise a set of VMwareTools patches to facilitate the installation. The latest version of VMwareTools at this date does compiles against our kernel, albeit with several warnings. You can find the latest version here: Install VMware Guest Tools.Īs of September 2015, VMware recommends using the distribution-specific open-vm-tools (OVT) instead of the VMware Tools package for guest machines (as in this guide).
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