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How do I install VMware tools on Ubuntu?

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How do I install VMware tools on Ubuntu?

To install VMware Tools in Ubuntu follow the steps below:

  1. Open a Terminal window.
  2. In the Terminal, run this command to navigate to the vmware-tools-distrib folder:
  3. Run this command to install VMware Tools:
  4. Enter your Ubuntu password.
  5. Restart the Ubuntu virtual machine after the VMware Tools installation completes.

Can you install VMware tools on Linux?

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.

How do I manually install VMware tools?

Right-click the virtual machine you want to install VMware Tools on, in your inventory. Choose to cancel or end the VMware Tools installation. Right-click the virtual machine you want to install VMware Tools on, in your inventory. Choose to install VMware Tools.

Why can’t I install VMware tools?

Since VMware Tools cannot be installed without a CD-ROM drive, the incorrect network driver is also assigned to the NIC. To resolve this issue, you must assign the correct driver. To assign the correct driver: Select the VM in the inventory.

How do I know if VMware tools is installed on Ubuntu?

Checking the VMware Tools version

  1. Open Terminal.
  2. Enter the following command to display the VMware Tools information in Terminal: vmware-toolbox-cmd -v. If VMware Tools isn’t installed, a message displays to indicate this.

How install VMware tools VMware?

Log in to the virtual machine using an account with Administrator or root privileges. Wait for the desktop to load and be ready. In the user interface for the VMware product, locate the Install VMware Tools menu item, which is typically found under a Virtual Machine or Guest Operating System menu.

How enable VMware tools install?

Procedure. Select the menu command to mount the VMware Tools virtual disk on the guest operating system. Right-click the virtual machine and select Guest OS > Install VMware Tools… or Guest OS > Upgrade VMware Tools…

Where can I download VMware tools ISO?

Download VMware Tools The latest VMware Tools can always be accessed at https://packages.vmware.com/tools/releases/latest/. We need to download the file VMware-tools-windows-11.3. 0-18090558. iso Direct Link to the iso.

How do I start VMware tools in Linux?

To work around this issue, you can manually start, stop, or restart VMware Tools with the commands:

  1. /etc/vmware-tools/services.sh start.
  2. /etc/vmware-tools/services.sh stop.
  3. /etc/vmware-tools/services.sh restart.

How do I know if VMware tools is installed Ubuntu?

Can I download VMware tools?

VMware Tools can be downloaded from the Product Download page. The steps to install VMware Tools vary depending on your VMware product and the guest operating system you have installed.