This Visual Guide shows you Step-by-Step the VMWare Tools Installation for Linux Rosa Marathon 2012 Kde4 32/64-bit Linux System.
Relax and Take the Time of Reading, Understanding and Executing Carefully the Instructions Contained in this Tutorial.
The Entire Process Do Not Take a Lot of Time but only a Little While.
There are Two Prerequisites Setups Extra Guide to Execute before Arriving to the Final True Installation Step…
The Process is Expressly Simplified Using When Possible the GUI Tools So to Reduce to the Minimum the Terminal Commands Section.
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Start the VMware Tools Installation
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Open Dolphin File Manager
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Right-Click on the VMware-Tools Archive and Select Extract Archive to…
Browser for the /tmp Directory as Destination.
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Open a Root Terminal Window
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Install the Prerequisite Packages
urpmi gcc kernel-desktop kernel-desktop-devel
reboot
If Urpmi Do Not Work then SetUp the Rosa-Mandriva Backports Media/Repositories:
Rosa Backports Repos/Media SetUp
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VMWare Tools Installation:
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Access the Target Directory
cd /tmp/vmware*
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To Get Enabled the Shared Folders Apply Patch:
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Execute Installation Script
./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! :)
VMWare Tools Troubleshootings
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Finally, to Enable VMware Tools without Logout
vmware-user-suid-wrapper
VMware-Tools Installation Guides for Other Linux Distros:
How to Install the VMware Tools on Linux Distros
