- Vmware linux tools tar gz
- Prerequisites
- Procedure
- What to do next
- Vmware linux tools tar gz
- Prerequisites
- Procedure
- What to do next
- How to Install VMware Tools on Ubuntu/Debian VMware Virtual Machine
- Installing Open VM Tools on Ubuntu/Debian:
- Installing Official VMware Tools on Ubuntu/Debian:
- About the author
- Shahriar Shovon
Vmware linux tools tar gz
It is recommended that you use Open VM Tools in Linux virtual machines.
For more information about Linux distributions supported by Open VM Tools, see https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/blob/master/README.md and the VMware Compatibility Guide at https://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php.
- Modern Linux distributions not officially supported by tar tools.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and later releases.
- CentOS 8 and later releases.
- Oracle Linux 8 and later releases.
- SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 and later releases.
For the Linux virtual machines that have Open VM Tools installed but are not in the scope mentioned in the preceding bullet, Install/Update/Reinstall VMware Tools menu is enabled, so that you can install bundled tar tools on top of Open VM Tools to get Shared Folder (HGFS) feature support.
For old Linux virtual machines not supported by Open VM Tools, perform the following steps to install tar tools.
Prerequisites
- Power on the virtual machine.
- Verify that the guest operating system is running.
- Because the VMware Tools installer is written in Perl, verify that Perl is installed in the guest operating system.
Procedure
If the CD-ROM device is mounted, the CD-ROM device and its mount point are listed in a manner similar to the following output:
/dev/cdrom on /mnt/cdrom type iso9660 (ro,nosuid,nodev)
Some Linux distributions use different mount point names. For example, on some distributions the mount point is /media/VMware Tools rather than /mnt/cdrom . Modify the command to reflect the conventions that your distribution uses.
Some Linux distributions use different device names or organize the /dev directory differently. If your CD-ROM drive is not /dev/cdrom or if the mount point for a CD-ROM is not /mnt/cdrom , modify the command to reflect the conventions that your distribution uses.
The location of this directory depends on where you placed it during the previous installation. Often this directory is placed in /tmp/vmware-tools-distrib .
tar zxpf /mnt/cdrom/VMwareTools-x.x.x-yyyy.tar.gz
cd vmware-tools-distrib sudo ./vmware-install.pl
Usually, the vmware-config-tools.pl configuration file runs after the installer file finishes running. If you attempt to install a tar installation over an RPM installation, or the reverse, the installer detects the previous installation and must convert the installer database format before continuing.
Depending on the features you use, these instructions can include restarting the X session, restarting networking, logging in again, and starting the VMware User process. You can alternatively reboot the guest operating system to accomplish all these tasks.
What to do next
If a new virtual hardware version is available for the virtual machine, upgrade the virtual hardware.
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You can manually install VMware Tools on a Linux virtual machine using the command line. For later Linux distributions, use the integrated open-vm-tools version.
For more information about Linux distributions supported by Open VM Tools, see Open VM Tools (README) and the VMware Compatibility Guide at https://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php.
- Modern Linux distributions not officially supported by tar tools.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and later releases.
- CentOS 8 and later releases.
- Oracle Linux 8 and later releases.
- SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 and later releases.
For the Linux virtual machines that have Open VM Tools installed but are not in the scope mentioned in the preceding bullet, Install/Update/Reinstall VMware Tools menu is enabled, so that you can install bundled tar tools on top of Open VM Tools to get Shared Folder (HGFS) feature support.
For old Linux virtual machines not supported by Open VM Tools, perform the following steps to install tar tools.
Prerequisites
- Power on the virtual machine.
- Verify that the guest operating system is running.
- Because the VMware Tools installer is written in Perl, verify that Perl is installed in the guest operating system.
Procedure
If the CD-ROM device is mounted, the CD-ROM device and its mount point are listed in a manner similar to the following output:
/dev/cdrom on /mnt/cdrom type iso9660 (ro,nosuid,nodev)
Some Linux distributions use different mount point names. For example, on some distributions the mount point is /media/VMware Tools rather than /mnt/cdrom . Modify the command to reflect the conventions that your distribution uses.
Some Linux distributions use different device names or organize the /dev directory differently. If your CD-ROM drive is not /dev/cdrom or if the mount point for a CD-ROM is not /mnt/cdrom , modify the command to reflect the conventions that your distribution uses.
The location of this directory depends on where you placed it during the previous installation. Often this directory is placed in /tmp/vmware-tools-distrib .
List the contents of the mount point directory and note the file name of the VMware Tools tar installer.
tar zxpf /mnt/cdrom/VMwareTools-x.x.x-yyyy.tar.gz
cd vmware-tools-distrib sudo ./vmware-install.pl
Follow the prompts to accept the default values, if appropriate for your configuration. Follow the instructions at the end of the script.
Depending on the features you use, these instructions can include restarting the X session, restarting networking, logging in again, and starting the VMware User process. You can alternatively reboot the guest operating system to accomplish all these tasks.
Usually, the vmware-config-tools.pl configuration file runs after the installer file finishes running. If you attempt to install a tar installation over an RPM installation, or the reverse, the installer detects the previous installation and must convert the installer database format before continuing.
What to do next
If a new virtual hardware version is available for the virtual machine, upgrade the virtual hardware.
How to Install VMware Tools on Ubuntu/Debian VMware Virtual Machine
If you’re using VMware Player, VMware Workstation Pro, VMware ESXi or vSphere, then VMware Tools is a very important tool for you. VMware Tools helps a VMware virtual machine (VM) integrate nicely with VMware hypervisor.
If VMware Tools is installed on a virtual machine (VM), it will report back to the VMware hypervisor it’s IP address and many more information such as CPU usage, disk usage, memory usage etc. VMware hypervisor can build interesting statistical reports using these data which will help you monitor your virtual machines very easily.
VMware Tools also provides many advanced features like,
- Drag and drop files between virtual machine and host computer.
- Better graphics support.
- 3D graphics acceleration.
- Multiple monitor support.
- Auto resize virtual machine display if desktop operating system is used on the virtual machine.
- Clipboard sharing to help copy and paste textual data.
- Virtual machine sound support.
- Time synchronization between the virtual machine and host.
- Shared folders in virtual machines.
- And other performance enhancements.
In this article, I am going to show you how to install VMware tools on Ubuntu/Debian VMware virtual machines. So, let’s get started.
Installing Open VM Tools on Ubuntu/Debian:
Open VM Tools is the VMware recommend way of installing VMware tools on Ubuntu/Debian virtual machines. The best thing about Open VM Tools is that it’s open source and it is available in the official package repository of Ubuntu/Debian.
First, update the APT package repository cache with the following command:
The APT package repository cache should be updated.
If you’re using a server operating system (without graphical user interface) on your virtual machine, install Open VM Tools with the following command:
If you’re using a desktop operating system (with graphical user interface) on your virtual machine, install Open VM Tools with the following command:
To confirm the installation, press Y and then press .
The APT package manager should download and install all the required packages from the internet. It may take a while to complete.
At this point, Open VM Tools should be installed.
Now, restart your virtual machine for the changes to take effect as follows:
Once your virtual machine reboots, you can enjoy all the goodies the Open VM Tools provides on your VMware virtual machine.
Installing Official VMware Tools on Ubuntu/Debian:
All the VMware hypervisors ships with the official VMware Tools by default. If you don’t want to install Open VM Tools or if you don’t have internet access, you may try to install the VMware provided VMware Tools.
Before you do this, know that VMware does not recommend this anymore. Many things can go wrong while installing the official VMware Tools.
First, start your Ubuntu/Debian virtual machine and click on VM > Install VMware Tools… as marked on the screenshot below.
Now, mount the official VMware Tools CD on your Ubuntu/Debian virtual machine as follows:
The VMware Tools tar archive should be in the CD as you can see in the screenshot below.
Now, copy the tar archive to your ~/Downloads directory or any other directory you like.
The VMware Tools archive VMwareTools-10.3.10-13959562.tar.gz should be copied to your desired directory.
Now, navigate to the directory where you copied the VMware Tools archive as follows:
Now, extract the VMware Tools archive as follows:
A new directory vmware-tools-distrib/ should be created.
Navigate to the vmware-tools-distrib/ directory as follows:
A Perl script vmware-install.pl should be in that directory.
Now, run the Perl script vmware-install.pl as follows:
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The official VMware Tools should be installed.
Now, reboot your Ubuntu/Debian virtual machine as follows:
Once your Ubuntu/Debian virtual machine reboots, you can enjoy all the goodies that the official VMware Tools provides.
So, that’s how you install VMware Tools on Ubuntu/Debian VMware virtual machines. Thanks for reading this article.
About the author
Shahriar Shovon
Freelancer & Linux System Administrator. Also loves Web API development with Node.js and JavaScript. I was born in Bangladesh. I am currently studying Electronics and Communication Engineering at Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET), one of the demanding public engineering universities of Bangladesh.
