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# Install vmtool on ubuntu guest
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* [Reference](https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1022525)
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* Goto the Virtual Machine > Install VMware Tools
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* Within Ubuntu Guest
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```sh
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# create a directory to mount the CD-ROM:
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$ sudo mkdir /mnt/cdrom
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# mount the CD-ROM
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$ sudo mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom or sudo mount /dev/sr0 /mnt/cdrom
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# find the exact name:
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$ ls /mnt/cdrom
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# Run this command to extract the contents of the VMware Tools bundle
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$ tar xzvf /mnt/cdrom/VMwareTools-x.x.x-xxxx.tar.gz -C /tmp/
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# Run this command to change directories into the VMware Tools distribution
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$ cd /tmp/vmware-tools-distrib/
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# install VMware Tools
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$ sudo ./vmware-install.pl
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# Reboot the vm guest machine
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$ sudo reboot
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```
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