vmtools in ubuntu
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 2:50 pm
You need the build essential and headers
sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r`
Select the Install/Upgrade VMware Tools
sudo mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom
cp /media/cdrom/VM*.tar.gz /tmp
sudo umount /media/cdrom
cd /tmp
tar xzf VM*.tar.gz
cd vmware-tools-distrib/
sudo ./vmware-install.pl
sudo /etc/init.d/networking stop
sudo rmmod pcnet32
sudo rmmod vmxnet
sudo modprobe vmxnet
sudo /etc/init.d/networking start
sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r`
Select the Install/Upgrade VMware Tools
sudo mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom
cp /media/cdrom/VM*.tar.gz /tmp
sudo umount /media/cdrom
cd /tmp
tar xzf VM*.tar.gz
cd vmware-tools-distrib/
sudo ./vmware-install.pl
sudo /etc/init.d/networking stop
sudo rmmod pcnet32
sudo rmmod vmxnet
sudo modprobe vmxnet
sudo /etc/init.d/networking start