From c1e92a17950a71a8acf7d9706d28d4be0b931702 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: yikth <netyth@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2023 10:58:18 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] add vmtools md

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