The Guide Simply Show Step-by-Step How-to Install the VMWare Tools on Linux Manjaro 0.8.3 32/64bit OpenBox Desktop.
The Process is Quite Long and Intricate because of Missing Integration of All Components Needed so Relax and Just Take It Easy :)
You need to know that the VMWare Tools Installed and Working will Grant you a More Pleasant Journey with Linux Gentoo 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...
- Right-Click on Desktop >> Terminal
Installing New Kernel + Headers:
su
pacman -S linux35 linux35-headers
- Reboot to Load New Kernel
reboot
- Installing VMWare Tools:
su
pacman -S open-vm-tools
- Get Enabled Mouse and Display Integration:
pacman -S xf86-input-vmmouse xf86-video-vmware svga-dri
Troubleshooting Arch-Linux xf86 and xorg-server are in Conflict:
- Get Enabled Copy & Paste between Host and Guest
pacman -S gtkmm
- Enabling VMWare Tools:
systemctl start vmtoolsd
systemctl enable vmtoolsd
cat /proc/version > /etc/arch-release
- Enabling the VMware-Tools Integration
exit
vmware-user-suid-wrapper
Troubleshooting could not open /proc/fs/vmblock/dev:
Arch-Linux could not open vmblockSolve Arch-Linux 64bit Error while loading Shared Libraries libicui18n.so.50:
Installing icu for Arch-Linux 64bit
