How to Install VMWare Tools on Red Hat Server 32-64bit Easy Guide

July 1, 2017 | By the+gnu+linux+evangelist.

Installing VMware Tools for Red Hat Server

Hello Red Hat User! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install VMware Tools on Red Hat Server GNU/Linux Desktop.

Most noteworthy: as of Sept 2015, VMware recommends using the distribution-specific open-vm-tools instead of the VMware Tools package for guest machines.

Then you need to know that the VMware Tools Installed and Working will Grant you a More Pleasant Journey with Red Hat on VMware…

Because with the VMware Tools Installed you will Dispose Also of Shared Folders to Easy Exchange Files with the Host System!

How to Install VMware Workstation Pro 17 in Fedora 40 – Step-by-step

  1. Login into Server’s Shell
    (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands).




  2. Then to Update System.

    sudo yum update

    If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo

  3. And for Installing the VMware Tools.

    sudo yum install open-vm-tools



  4. Finally, to Enable VMware Tools without Logout 

    vmware-user-suid-wrapper

    Drag & Resize the Window to Check that the Tools are Working.
    Then the Desktop should automatically Fit the window’s Size.

    Assure that Linux will Load VMware Tools at Boot:

    VMware Tools Loaded on Boot

VMware-Tools Installation Guides for Other Linux Distros:

How to Install VMware Tools on Linux Distros


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