Installing VMware Tools for Red Hat Server
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Hello Red Hat User! 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!
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Login into Server’s Shell
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands).
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Then to Update System.
sudo yum update
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo
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And for Installing the VMware Tools.
sudo yum install open-vm-tools
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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
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