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Installing VMware Tools in Ubuntu
分类: Linux 2010-03-11 19:11 376人阅读评论(0) 收藏举报
Installing VMware Tools in Ubuntu
 
I've noticed that people are installing Linux distributions in virtual machines.
Especially the virtualization products of VMware are popular. The most installed
distribution in VMware seems to be Ubuntu, as this one of the most user friendly Linux
environments available. After installing it, you need to install VMware Tools, as
these contain the drivers for the virtual machine. This can be challenging to new
users, so I'll write a tutorial for Ubuntu . It should also work with other
versions and distributions.
1. From the menu 'Virtual Machine' in any VMware product, choose 'Install VMware
Tools'.
2. A CD icon should now appear on your Ubuntu desktop. Open it if it doesn't do this
by itself.
3. There should be two files. A and an archive. Open the archive.
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4. Extract the folder 'vmware-tools-distrib' to your home folder. If your username is
'john', you should extract it to the folder 'john' (/home/john).
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5. Open a Terminal window.
6. Now enter the following lines. Pressing the ENTER/Return key after each line:
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6. Now enter the following lines. Pressing the ENTER/Return key after each line:
First we go to the 'vmware-tools-distrib'-folder that you've extracted.