This is Another WoW-Guide that Lead you Step-by-Step to Successfully Installing the VMWare Tools on Ubuntu 11.
Just Take the Time of Carefully Looking, Reading and Following the Detailed Instructions and Commands Contained in this Guide.
You need to know that the VMWare Tools Installed and Working will Grant you a More Pleasant Journey with Ubuntu 11 on VMWare...
With the VMWare Tools Installed you will Dispose Also of Shared Folders to Easy Exchange Files with the Host System!
You Find Detailed VMWare Installation Troubleshooting Link 2 the Post Bottom.
- Start the VMWare Tools Installation:
Virtual Machine >> Install VMWare Tools
Before to Start the Installation you Need to have the CDRom Unmounted...If Not the Window Containing the Tools will Not Pop-Up.
If you Need to Unmount/Eject the CDRom go to Places, Open a Window and Eject the CDRom.
- After the Window Containing the Tools Should Pop-Up
- Drag the Tools Box is some Location Inside your FileSystem
- Find the Tools Box and Double-Click on it to Extract the Content
- Choose your Home Directory as Location and Click on Extract
- Open a Terminal Window
- Install some Prerequisite Stuff
sudo su
Install Needed Packages
apt-get install make gcc
- VMWare Tools Installation:
- Access the Target Directory
cd /tmp/vmware*
To Get Enabled the Shared Folders Apply Patch:
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Execute Installation Script
./vmware-install.pl
Follow to Accept All the Default Proposed Settings...
- Access the Target Directory
- Finally to Enable VMWare Tools without Logout
/usr/bin/vmware-user
VMWare Tools Troubleshootings
You Find the VMWare Tools Installation Video on Youtube at: How-to Install the VMWare Tools on Ubuntu Linux Video
