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VM Tools Install (Ubuntu) (view source)
Revision as of 08:52, 19 August 2013
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#* <code> apt-get install vmware-tools </code> | #* <code> apt-get install vmware-tools </code> | ||
== Ubuntu 12.04 LTS == | |||
Same as for 10.04... | |||
# Install the build library files... | |||
#* <code> apt-get install build-essential </code> | |||
# Select "Install VM Tools" from the VI Client | |||
# Mount the VM Tools CD-ROM | |||
#* <code> mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom/ </code> | |||
#* If unable to mount, see [[Troubleshooting_(Ubuntu)#Unable_to_Mount_CD-ROM|Unable to Mount CD-ROM]], ''mounting read-only'' is expected | |||
# Copy to tmp directory (version number below will vary) | |||
#* <code> cp /media/cdrom/VMwareTools-9.0.0-782409.tar.gz /tmp/ </code> | |||
# Unmount the CD-ROM, and move into tmp directory | |||
#* <code> umount /media/cdrom/ </code> | |||
#* <code> cd /tmp/ </code> | |||
# Uncompress and then move into the <code> vmware-tools-distrib </code> directory | |||
#* <code> tar xzvf VMware*.gz </code> | |||
#* <code> cd vmware-tools-distrib </code>/ | |||
# Run the install script, and accept defaults | |||
#* <code> ./vmware-install.pl </code> | |||
# Restart (not actually required, but I tend to on a new install to be sure that VMtools start properly following a bounce) | |||
#* <code> shutdown -r now </code> | |||
[[Category:Ubuntu]] | [[Category:Ubuntu]] | ||