Linux How-to Install VMWare Tools on Fedora 7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16 & 17 Step-by-Step Guide

In this Tutorial I show you Step-by-Step How-to Installing the VMWare Tools on Fedora 7-17.
This Setup procedure of VMWare Tools on Fedora has shown to be working on all the Releases Down to the Seventh.

It is a Simple Procedure that do Not Require any Particular Skill to be Executed...
Only Relax, Take It Easy, Follow AllDetailed Instructions and You will be Successful!

You need to know that the VMWare Tools Installed and Working will Grant you a More Pleasant Experience with Fedora on VMWare...

With the VMWare Tools Installed you will Dispose Also of Shared Folders to Easy Exchange Files with the Host System!

If you Need to Install VMWare Tools on Fedora 16 look this Easy Visual Guide:
Installing VMWare Tools on Linux Fedora 16

You Find Detailed VMWare Installation Troubleshooting Link 2 the Post Bottom.

1. Start Selecting Virtual Machine >> Install VMware Tools

   That's inside "Virtual Machine" Wait until the Installing Media has been Mounted on
   
2. Open a Terminal Window
3. Install some Prerequisite Stuff
   

   su

   Install Needed Packages
   

   yum install gcc gcc-c++ make binutils

   Update the kernel

   yum update kernel

   reboot

4. Install the Kernel's Headers
   

   Update the Kernel

   yum update kernel

   Reboot!

   yum install kernel-headers kernel-devel

   
   

   Last Check If your system is ready for Installation

   
   Get your kernel type with:
   

   uname -rs

   
   If the output don't contains the keyword "PAE" you can follow this tutorial...
   
   If Fedora has a PAE Kernel go to my other post: Installing on PAE Kernel
   
   The output will look like: Linux yourKernelVersion
   Example: Linux 2.6.34.8-68.fc13
   The C headers of your kernel should be founded in:
   /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build/include
   

   ls /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build/include

   Should give you an output similar to this below:
   

   acpi         crypto     Kbuild  math-emu  net     rxrpc  trace
   asm-generic  drm        keys    media     pcmcia  scsi   video
   config       generated  linux   mtd       rdma    sound  xen
   

   
   

5. Copy the package on a writable location, give it the right permission and untar it:

   cp /media/VMware\ Tools/VMwareTools*.tar.gz /tmp

   cd /tmp

   chmod +x VMwareTools*.tar.gz

   tar xvzf VMwareTools*.tar.gz

6. VMWare Tools Installation:
   • Access the Target Directory
     

     cd /tmp/vmware*

   • To Get Enabled the Shared Folders Apply Patch:

     VMWare-Tools Patch

     Contains Easy-Patch+Instructions 4 VMWareTools Installation on Linux Distros.
   • Execute Installation Script

     Start VMWare Tools Installation

     ./vmware-install.pl

     Follow to Accept All the Default Proposed Settings...
   After a little while the installation should complete successfully :)

   But if Instead you Get: Execution aborted

   Then Consult Troubleshooting...

   VMWare Tools Troubleshootings

   Contains detailed Troubleshooting of VMWareTools Installation on Linux Distros.
7. This is the Sign of Success!
   Congratulations :)
   
   
   
8. Now to Enable VMWare Tools without Logout

   /usr/bin/vmware-user

VMware-Tools Installation Guides for Other Linux Distros:

How-to Install the VMWare Tools on Linux Distros

Good Luck! :)