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Monday, December 31, 2012

Linux Kali/BackTrack 5 R3 KDE4 How-to Install VMware-Tools Step-by-Step Easy Visual-Guide

The Visual-Guide Show Step-by-Step How-to Install the VMWare Tools on Linux Kali/BackTrack 5 R3 KDE4 Desktop.

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 Linux Debian 7 Wheezy KDE 4 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-Tools Installation Troubleshooting Link 2 the Post Bottom.

Start the Process of Downloading and Mounting the VMWare Tools CD with:
- On VMWare Fusion
  Virtual Machine >> Install VMWare Tools
- On 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...
Open a Terminal Window:
Installing the Required Packages & Kernel-Headers:
After you follow to Find and Install needed Kernel's Headers.
Find Headers:
```
su
```
```
apt-get install ark linux-headers-$(uname -r)
```
In Case you Cannot Find/Install the Kernel Headers Look:

Debian Cannot Install Headers

Debian VMWare Tools Installation Cannot Find/Install Kernel Headers.

Before starting to install check than kernel's headers are in the right location:
```
ls /usr/src/linux-headers-$(uname -r)
```
This should give you an input like this below:
```
arch  include  Makefile  Module.symvers  scripts
```
Now your system should be Ready for VMware Tools installation.
Open Dolphin File Manager
Double-Click on Package to Extract
Browser for the /tmp Directory as Destination.
VMWare Tools Installation:
- Access the Target Directory
```
cd /tmp/vmware*
```
- Execute Installation Script
```
./vmware-install.pl
```
  Follow to Accept All the Default Proposed Settings...
  VMWare-Tools Troubleshooting Execution Aborted Unable to create symlink
  
  Solve VMware-Tools Execution Aborted
  
  VMWare Tools Installation Troubleshooting "Execution Aborted".
This is the Sign of Success!
Congratulations :)