- log into the virtual machine and mount the cd-rom drive.
- ~#mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
- untar the vmware tools to a temporary location like /tmp
- ~#tar xvzf /mnt/cdrom/*.tar.gz /tmp
- Create a set of empty rcX.d directories so the tools installer thinks they exist
- ~#mkdir /etc/init.d/rc{0,1,2,3,4,5,6}.d
- Run the vmware-tools installer and go with the defaults
- ~#cd vmware-tools-distrib
- ~#./vmware-install.pl
- Add vmware tools to startup when the machine boots
- ~#rc-update add vmware-tools default
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
installing VMware tools in a gentoo/linux virtual machine
In VMware (ESX/Workstation) select the option to install vmware tools - usually found in the menus (VM -> Install VMware Tools).
