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Monday, October 29, 2012

How-to Install VMWare Tools on Linux Xubuntu 12.10 Quantal i386/Amd64 Easy Visual-Guide

The Guide Simply Show How-to Install the VMWare Tools for Linux Xubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal 32/64bit Desktop.

You need to know that the VMWare Tools Installed and Working will Grant you a More Pleasant Journey with Linux Xubuntu on VMWare Virtual Machine...

With the VMWare Tools Installed you Can Custom Easy-Resizing the Screen Just Dragging and More your Guest will Dispose Also of Shared Folders to Easy Exchanging Files with the Host System!

Relax and Take the Time to Look, Follow and Enjoy this Complete and Detailed Guide.

Comprehends All the Screen-shots taken during Installation that Show Every Single Step and Setup of the Process...

Start the Process of Downloading and Mounting the VMWare Tools CD with:
- VMWare Fusion
  Virtual Machine > Install VMWare Tools
- VMWare Workstation
  VM >> Install VMWare Tools
May be you will need to Wait Until VMWare has Provided to Downloading and Mounting the VMWare Tools CD.
If after Download the Window with the VMWare Tools Do Not Appear you will Need to Manually Disconnect the CD/DVD in:
Virtual Machines > CD/DVD(IDE) > Disconnect CD/DVD
and after Re-Starting the VMWare Tools Installation...
Double-Click on VMWare Tools CD on Desktop
Double Click on VMWare-Tools to Extract by Archive Manager
Extract Into /tmp Directory
Open Terminal Window
VMWare Tools Installation:
- Access the Target Directory
```
cd /tmp/vmware*
```
- Login as SuperUser
```
sudo su
```
- To Get Enabled the Shared Folders Apply Patch:
  
  VMWare-Tools Patch
  
  Contains Easy-Patch+Instructions 4 VMWareTools Installation on Linux Distros.
- Execute Installation Script
```
./vmware-install.pl
```
  Follow to Accept All the Default Proposed Settings...
This is the Sign of Success! :)