How can install vmware tools on linux

Before you get too far, check to see if you already have VMware Tools installed. It comes installed by default on some Linux distributions. It should display the version of VMware Tools installed. Run the apt update command shown below to ensure Ubuntu has all of the latest package sources available.

Now, install the open-vm-tools package by running apt install. This package contains everything you need to install VMware Tools on Ubuntu.

If you intend to connect to the Ubuntu VM console, you can also install the open-vm-tools-desktop package which will install additional libraries to make working with the console a better experience. Next, extract the archive by double-clicking on it. After Ubuntu extracts the files, you should see the following files inside the VMware Tools folder.

Right click on the compressed VMwareTool This tutorial will extract the files onto the current user desktop. Once the compressed installer package has been extracted, you will notice a folder called VMWare-tools-distrib on the current user desktop. For older versions of Kali Linux, here is our previous guide. Updated on: Nov Author: g0tmi1k.

Open-VM-Tools Should you decide to create your own VMware installation of Kali Linux rather than using our pre-made VMware images , and you want to force a manual reinstall of open-vm-tools as something has gone wrong , first make sure you are fully updated , then enter the following.

Edit this page. It may take a while to complete. Once your virtual machine reboots, you can enjoy all the goodies the Open VM Tools provides on your VMware virtual machine. Before you do this, know that VMware does not recommend this anymore. Many things can go wrong while installing the official VMware Tools. Thanks for reading this article. I was born in Bangladesh.