In which directory do you want to install the daemon files? What is the directory that contains the init scripts? What is the directory that contains the init directories (rc0.d/ to rc6.d/)? In which directory do you want to install the binary files? dĬreating a new VMware Tools installer database using the tar4 format. Change directories into the VMware Tools distribution by running the cd Install VMware Tools by running the sudo. Extract the compressed VMware Tools installer cd tar xzvf VMwareTools-8.3.ħ. Unmount the VMware Tools CD image sudo umount /media/cdromĦ. Copy the compressed VMware Tools installer files to /tmp in the local directory cd ls
Mount: block device /dev/sr0 is write-protected, mounting read-onlyĤ. Mount the VMware Tools CD image to sudo mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom Login to vCenter using vsphere client, right clicking on the Ubuntu 14.04 VM, selecting “Guest”, and then choosing “Install VMware Tools”.ģ. Install required sudo-get install build-essential linux-header-$(uname -r)Ģ. This post will describe how you can install VMware Tools from vSphere client installer.ġ. There are multiple way to install VMware Tools into an Ubuntu VM.
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This post will show you how to install VMware Tools on Ubuntu 14.04. VMware Tools is a group of utilities and drivers that enhances the performance of the virtual machine’s guest operating system and improves interaction between the guest and the host when running on a VMware Esx/Esxi, VMware Player, VMware Server or VMware Workstation.