How to Install VMWare Tools on Linux DescentOS 3.0.4 Mate Step-by-Step Easy Visual-Guide

February 15, 2013 | By Duchateaux.

How to Install VMware Tools for Linux DescentOS 3.0.2 Mate, the Step-by-Step Simple Complete Visual-Guide Tutorial.

You need to know that the VMWare Tools Installed and Working will Grant you a More Pleasant Journey with Linux DescentOS 3.0.2 on the VMware Virtual Machine.

With the VMware Tools Installed you Can Custom Easy-Resizing the Screen Just Dragging and More your Guest will Dispose Also of Shared Folders to Easy Exchanging Files with the Host System!

Just Take the Time of Carefully Looking, Reading and Following the Detailed Instructions and Commands Contained in this Guide.

Ubuntu Linux on VMware
  1. Start the Process of Downloading and Mounting the VMware Tools CD with:

    • VMWare Fusion Virtual Machine >> Install VMware Tools

    • VMWare Workstation VM >> Install VMware Tools

    May be you will need to Wait Until VMware has Provided to Downloading and Mounting the VMware Tools CD.
    If the Window with the VMware Tools Do Not Appear you will Need to Manually Disconnect the CD/DVD in:
    Virtual Machines >> CD/DVD(IDE) >> Disconnect CD/DVD
    And just Re-Starting the VMware Tools Installation…

  2. Double Click to Extract Archive
    Installing VMware Tools on Linux DescentOS 3.0.2 Mate - Open VMware Tools Archive

  3. Extract Into /tmp Directory
    Installing VMware Tools on Linux DescentOS 3.0.2 Mate - Extraction

  4. Open a Terminal Window
    (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands) Linux DescentOS 3 Mate Open Terminal

  5. VMWare Tools Installation:

    • Access the Target Directory

      cd /tmp/vmware*

    • To Get Enabled the Shared Folders Apply Patch:

      VMware-Tools Patch
    • Execute Installation Script

      sudo su -c "./vmware-install.pl"

      Follow to Accept All the Default Proposed Settings

      Possibly Answer “Yes” to Enable Load New Kernel Modules at Boot.

    This is the Sign of Success! :)
    Installing VMware Tools on Linux Mint 12 10

  6. Finally, to Enable VMware Tools without Logout

    vmware-user-suid-wrapper

  7. How to Install Linux DescentOS 3.0.2 i386 Mate Steps on VMware Fusion 5.

    VMware-Tools Installation Guides for Other Linux Distros:

    How to Install VMware Tools on Linux Distros


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