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BIG STEP 400:

INSTALL "VMWARE TOOLS

INTO "LINUX MINT"

IN A "VIRTUAL MACHINE"

IN "VMWARE PLAYER"

Web location for this

presentation:

http://aztcs.orgClick on “Meeting Notes”

SUMMARYYou can use install "VMware

Tools" into "Linux Mint" running in

a "virtual machine" in "VMware

Player" (in a "Windows.." host) to

enhance the operation of the

"virtual machine".

TOPICS

• WHAT IS "VMWARE TOOLS"?

• STEPS FOR INSTALLING

"VMWARE TOOLS"

INTO A "LINUX MINT" GUEST

RUNNING IN A "VIRTUAL

MACHINE"

IN "VMWARE PLAYER"

IN A "WINDOWS.." HOST

COMPUTER

WHAT IS "VMWARE TOOLS"?

According to

https://pubs.vmware.com/fusion-

4/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmwar

e.fusion.help.doc%2FGUID-

82AEC35C-D3DC-42F4-A84B-

542B1D501D2B.html:

(continued)

VMware Tools is a suite of utilities

that enhances the performance of

the virtual machine's guest

operating system and improves

management of the virtual

machine:

(continued)• Significantly faster graphics

performance..

• Shared folders between host and

guest file systems

• Copying and pasting text,

graphics, and files between the

virtual machine and the host or

client desktop

(continued)

• Improved mouse performance

• Synchronization of the clock in

the virtual machine with the clock

on the host or client desktop

STEPS FOR INSTALLING

"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX

MINT" GUEST

• Step 401:

Double-click on the "VMware

Player" icon on the Windows

"Desktop":

MINT" GUEST (continued)

• Step 402:

A "Player window" will be

displayed:

• Step 403:

Click on the "Player" button

near the upper-left corner of

the "Player window":

• Step 404:

Click on "File" in the pull-down

• Step 405:

Click on "Preferences" in the

sub-menu:

• Step 406:

A "Preferences" box will be

displayed:

• Step 407:

Click on "Download all

components now":

• Step 408:

The downloading process will

run for a while:

• Step 409:

If a "User Account Control"

box pops up, click on its "Yes"

button:

• Step 410:

The updating process will run

for a while:

• Step 411:

Click on the "OK" button of the

"All downloadable

components are up to date."

• Step 412:

"Preferences" box:

• Step 413:

If the "Linux Mint" virtual

machine is not highlighted in

the "Player window", click on it

to highlight it:

• Step 414:

Double-click on "Edit virtual

machine settings":

• Step 415:

Click on "CD/DVD.." to

highlight it:

• Step 416:

Select the "Use ISO image

file" option, if it is not already

selected:

• Step 417:

Click on the "Browse" button:

• Step 418:

A "Browse for ISO image" box

will be displayed:

• Step 419:

Double-click on "Computer":

• Step 420:

Double-click on the C: drive:

• Step 421:

Double-click on "Program

Files (x86)":

• Step 422:

Double-click on "VMware":

• Step 423:

Double-click on "VMware

Player":

• Step 424:

Click on "linux.iso":

• Step 425:

"linux.iso" should not be in the

"File name:" box:

• Step 426:

Click on the "Open" button:

• Step 427:

"Virtual Machine Settings"

• Step 428:

Click on "Play virtual machine"

in the "Player window":

• Step 429:

The "Linux Mint" guest

operating system will start up:

• Step 430:

Click twice in the "Running in

software rendering mode"

notification in order to make it

go away:

• Step 431:

Close the "Welcome Screen"

window by click on the "x"

button near the upper-right

corner

• Step 432:

Double-click on the "VMware

Tools DVD" icon on the

Desktop:

• Step 433:

Use the RIGHT mouse

button to click on

VMwareTools..tar.gz

• Step 434:

Double-click on "Extract to..."

in the pop-up context menu:

• Step 435:

Wait for the "reading" process

to finish:

• Step 436:

An "Extract" box will be

displayed:

• Step 437:

Scroll down to "Computer"

under "Devices":

• Step 438:

Double-click on "Computer":

• Step 439:

Scroll down to "tmp" in the

right pane and double-click on

• Step 440:

The current contents of the

"tmp" directory folder will be

displayed in the right pane:

• Step 441:

Double-click on the "Extract"

button:

• Step 442:

The status of the "Extract

archive" process will be

displayed:

• Step 443:

Close the file management

windows by clicking on its "x"

button near the upper-right

corner:

• Step 444:

Click on the "Menu" button:

• Step 445:

Double-click on "Accessories":

• Step 446:

Double-click on "Terminal" in

the submenu to the right and

below "Accessories":

• Step 447:

A "Terminal" window will be

displayed:

• Step 448:

Click once inside the

"Terminal" window:

• Step 449:

type in

cd /tmp/vmware*

• Step 450:

Press the Enter key of the

keyboard:

• Step 451:

Type in

• Step 452:

keyboard:

• Step 453:

Type the password for your

"Linux Mint" user account:

(Note: the characters of your

password will not be

displayed)

• Step 455:

keyboard:

• Step 456:

You are now logged in as a

"superuser".

• Step 457:

Type in

./vmware-install.pl -d

(There is a leading period. -d

means all defaults so do not

use it for non-default settings.)

• Step 459:

keyboard:

• Step 460:

Type in

• Step 461:

keyboard:

• Step 462:

Type in

again:

• Step 463:

keyboard again:

• Step 464:

Click on the "User Profile"

button:

• Step 465:

Click on "Power Off.." in the

pop-up menu:

• Step 466:

Click on "Shut Down" in the

"Session" box:

• Step 467:

Click on "Shut Down Anyway":

• Step 468:

If a "Player window" is not

displayed, locate the "VMware

Player" icon and double-click

on it:

• Step 469:

Inside the "Player window",

click on the "Linux Mint" virtual

machine to highlight it (if it is

not already highlighted):

• Step 470:

Double-click on "Edit virtual

machine settings":

• Step 471:

Click on "CD/DVD.." to

highlight it:

• Step 472:

Select the "Use physical drive"

option:

• Step 473:

Click on the "OK" button:

• Step 474:

Close the "Player window" by

clicking on the "x" button in the

upper-right corner:

REFERENCES

• http://tutorialforlinux.com/2014

/11/17/how-to-install-vmware-

tools-on-linux-mint-17-1-

rebecca-lts-32-64bit-easy-

visual-guide/

REFERENCES (continued)

• http://www.virten.net/2013/05/

choose-and-install-vmware-

tools-on-linux-guests-original-

vs-osps-vs-open-vm-tools/

• https://blogs.it.ox.ac.uk/oxclou

d/2013/03/23/options-for-

installing-vmware-tools-into-

linux-vms/

• https://www.thomas-

krenn.com/en/wiki/VMware_To

ols_or_open-vm-tools

• https://www.computersnyou.co

m/224/how-to-un-install-

vmware-tools-from-ubuntu-

guest/

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