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‎Oracle Linux

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‎Installing from Download

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==Installing==
===Oracle Linux===

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 =Installing on RPM based systems=
 ==Oracle Linux==
 Reference: [https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&docTypeID=DT_KB_1_1&externalId=1018392 https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&docTypeID=DT_KB_1_1&externalId=1018392]
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 Found VMware Tools CDROM mounted at /mnt/cdrom. Ejecting device /dev/sr0 ..</nowiki>
 =Setup VMWare Tools on Ubuntu 16.04=

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		+	=Open-Source version=
		+	You should be able to get '''open-vm-tools''' from the default repos on both redhat/ubuntu.
		+	<nowiki>~$ sudo yum search open-vm-tools
		+	Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
		+	Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
		+	* base: packages.oit.ncsu.edu
		+	* extras: packages.oit.ncsu.edu
		+	* updates: packages.oit.ncsu.edu
		+	=========================================== N/S matched: open-vm-tools ===========================================
		+	open-vm-tools.x86_64 : Open Virtual Machine Tools for virtual machines hosted on VMware
		+	open-vm-tools-desktop.x86_64 : User experience components for Open Virtual Machine Tools
		+	open-vm-tools-devel.x86_64 : Development libraries for Open Virtual Machine Tools
		+	open-vm-tools-test.x86_64 : Test utilities for Open Virtual Machine Tools
		+
		+	Name and summary matches only, use "search all" for everything.</nowiki>
	=Installing on RPM based systems=		=Installing on RPM based systems=
	==Oracle Linux==		==Oracle Linux==

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 Now within the folder you extracted vmtools into, you should see a new file <code>linux.iso</code>.  We need to mount this file.
   <nowiki>~$ sudo mount -o loop /home/user/VMware-Tools-10.1.15-core-6677369/vmtools/linux.iso /media/cdrom</nowiki>
 Extract the tools from the tar on the iso and launch the installer
   <nowiki>~$ tar -xzvf /media/cdrom/VMwareTools-10.1.15-6677369.tar.gz -C /tmp/

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 Now within the folder you extracted vmtools into, you should see a new file <code>linux.iso</code>.  We need to mount this file.
   <nowiki>~$ sudo mount -o loop /home/user/VMware-Tools-10.1.15-core-6677369/vmtools/linux.iso /media/cdrom</nowiki>
 Extract the tools from the tar on the iso and launch the installer
   <nowiki>~$ tar -xzvf /media/cdrom/VMwareTools-10.1.15-6677369.tar.gz -C /tmp/

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 =Setup VMWare Tools on Ubuntu 16.04=
-=Installing from Download=
+==Installing from Download==
 At the time of this writing, the latest version of vmware tools was [https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/details?downloadGroup=VMTOOLS10115&productId=614 10.1.15].<br>
 Download the latest version with your vmware account (required) and then transfer it to your linux vm or data storage location.

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	==Installing==		==Installing==
	===Oracle Linux===		===Oracle Linux===
		+	Reference: [https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&docTypeID=DT_KB_1_1&externalId=1018392 https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&docTypeID=DT_KB_1_1&externalId=1018392]
		+
		+	To install VMware Tools in a Linux guest operating system using RPM: <br>
		+	1. Ensure that your Linux virtual machine is powered on. <br>
		+	2. If you are running a GUI interface, open a command shell. <br>
		+	3. Click '''VM''' in the virtual machine menu, then click '''Guest > Install/Upgrade VMware Tools''' and click '''OK'''. <br>
		+	4. To create a mount point, run: <br>
		+	<nowiki>~$ sudo mkdir /mnt/cdrom</nowiki>
		+	5. To mount the CDROM, run:
		+	<nowiki>~$ sudo mount /dev/cdrom/ /mnt/cdrom/</nowiki>
		+	6. Decompress the tar:
		+	<nowiki>~$ sudo tar -C /tmp/ -zxf /mnt/cdrom/VMwareTools-9.4.5-1598834.tar.gz </nowiki>
		+	7. Run the installer"
		+	<nowiki>~$ cd /tmp/vmware-tools-distrib/
		+	sudo ./vmware-install.pl </nowiki>
		+	8. Hit Enter on all the prompts if the default values listed within brackets are acceptable
		+	<nowiki>Creating a new VMware Tools installer database using the tar4 format.
		+
		+	Installing VMware Tools.
		+
		+	In which directory do you want to install the binary files?
		+	[/usr/bin]
		+
		+	What is the directory that contains the init directories (rc0.d/ to rc6.d/)?
		+	[/etc/rc.d]
		+
		+	What is the directory that contains the init scripts?
		+	[/etc/rc.d/init.d]
		+
		+	In which directory do you want to install the daemon files?
		+	[/usr/sbin]
		+
		+	In which directory do you want to install the library files?
		+	[/usr/lib/vmware-tools]
		+
		+	The path "/usr/lib/vmware-tools" does not exist currently. This program is
		+	going to create it, including needed parent directories. Is this what you want?
		+	[yes]
		+
		+	In which directory do you want to install the documentation files?
		+	[/usr/share/doc/vmware-tools]
		+
		+	The path "/usr/share/doc/vmware-tools" does not exist currently. This program
		+	is going to create it, including needed parent directories. Is this what you
		+	want? [yes]
		+
		+	The installation of VMware Tools 9.4.5 build-1598834 for Linux completed
		+	successfully. You can decide to remove this software from your system at any
		+	time by invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-uninstall-tools.pl".
		+
		+	Before running VMware Tools for the first time, you need to configure it by
		+	invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl". Do you want
		+	this program to invoke the command for you now? [yes]</nowiki>
		+
		+	9. run the configuration tools script (<code>/usr/bin/vmware-config-tools/pl</code>)
		+	<nowiki>~$ Initializing...
		+
		+
		+	Making sure services for VMware Tools are stopped.
		+
		+	Stopping VMware Tools services in the virtual machine:
		+	Guest operating system daemon: [ OK ]
		+	Unmounting HGFS shares: [ OK ]
		+	Guest filesystem driver: [ OK ]
		+
		+
		+	The module vmci has already been installed on this system by another installer
		+	or package and will not be modified by this installer.
		+
		+	The module vsock has already been installed on this system by another installer
		+	or package and will not be modified by this installer.
		+
		+	The module vmxnet3 has already been installed on this system by another
		+	installer or package and will not be modified by this installer.
		+
		+	The module pvscsi has already been installed on this system by another
		+	installer or package and will not be modified by this installer.
		+
		+	The module vmmemctl has already been installed on this system by another
		+	installer or package and will not be modified by this installer.
		+
		+	The VMware Host-Guest Filesystem allows for shared folders between the host OS
		+	and the guest OS in a Fusion or Workstation virtual environment. Do you wish
		+	to enable this feature? [no]
		+
		+	The vmxnet driver is no longer supported on kernels 3.3 and greater. Please
		+	upgrade to a newer virtual NIC. (e.g., vmxnet3 or e1000e)
		+
		+	The vmblock enables dragging or copying files between host and guest in a
		+	Fusion or Workstation virtual environment. Do you wish to enable this feature?
		+	[no]
		+
		+	VMware automatic kernel modules enables automatic building and installation of
		+	VMware kernel modules at boot that are not already present. This feature can be
		+
		+	enabled/disabled by re-running vmware-config-tools.pl.
		+
		+	Would you like to enable VMware automatic kernel modules?
		+	[no]
		+
		+	No X install found.
		+
		+	Creating a new initrd boot image for the kernel.
		+	Checking acpi hot plug [ OK ]
		+	Starting VMware Tools services in the virtual machine:
		+	Switching to guest configuration: [ OK ]
		+	Guest operating system daemon: [ OK ]
		+	The configuration of VMware Tools 9.4.5 build-1598834 for Linux for this
		+	running kernel completed successfully.
		+
		+	You must restart your X session before any mouse or graphics changes take
		+	effect.
		+
		+	You can now run VMware Tools by invoking "/usr/bin/vmware-toolbox-cmd" from the
		+	command line.
		+
		+	To enable advanced X features (e.g., guest resolution fit, drag and drop, and
		+	file and text copy/paste), you will need to do one (or more) of the following:
		+	1. Manually start /usr/bin/vmware-user
		+	2. Log out and log back into your desktop session; and,
		+	3. Restart your X session.
		+
		+	Enjoy,
		+
		+	--the VMware team
		+
		+	Found VMware Tools CDROM mounted at /mnt/cdrom. Ejecting device /dev/sr0 ..</nowiki>