GNU/Linux Gentoo Installing VMware-Tools Guide
Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install VMware Tools in Gentoo GNU/Linux Desktop.
As of Sept 2015, VMware Recommends using the distribution-specific open-vm-tools instead of the VMware Tools package for guest machines.
You need to know that the VMWare Tools Installed and Working will Grant you a More Pleasant Journey with Gentoo 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!
So this Guide is valid for all the Gentoo Based Distros like:
- Funtoo
- Sabayon
1. Launching Terminal
How to Quick Start with Command Line on Gentoo
First, Update the Apt Repo Sources with:
sudo apt update
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