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Install vmtool on ubuntu guest

  • Reference
  • Goto the Virtual Machine > Install VMware Tools
  • Within Ubuntu Guest
#  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