The Tutorial Show Step-by-Step How-to Install the VMWare Tools on Linux Aptosid 2012.01 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 Much More Pleasant Journey with Linux Aptosid 2013.01 KDE4 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
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...
- On VMWare Fusion
- Open Dolphin File Manager
- Right-Click on the VMWare-Tools Archive and Select Extract Archive to...
Browser for the /tmp Directory as Destination.
- Open a Terminal Window:
To Get Enabled the Shared Folders Apply Patch:
- VMWare Tools Installation:
cd /tmp/vmware*
su -c "./vmware-install.pl"
Follow to Accept All the Default Proposed Settings...In Case Prompted about What is the location of the "ifconfig"? Look:
This is the Sign of Success!Troubleshooting VMware-Tools Installation SID
Congratulations :)
VMWare-Tools Troubleshooting Execution Aborted
- Now to Enable VMWare Tools without Logout
/usr/bin/vmware-user
