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BIG STEP 400:
INSTALL "VMWARE TOOLS
INTO "LINUX MINT"
IN A "VIRTUAL MACHINE"
IN "VMWARE PLAYER"
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Web location for this
presentation:
http://aztcs.orgClick on “Meeting Notes”
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SUMMARYYou can use install "VMware
Tools" into "Linux Mint" running in
a "virtual machine" in "VMware
Player" (in a "Windows.." host) to
enhance the operation of the
"virtual machine".
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TOPICS
• WHAT IS "VMWARE TOOLS"?
• STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS"
INTO A "LINUX MINT" GUEST
RUNNING IN A "VIRTUAL
MACHINE"
IN "VMWARE PLAYER"
IN A "WINDOWS.." HOST
COMPUTER
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WHAT IS "VMWARE TOOLS"?
According to
https://pubs.vmware.com/fusion-
4/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmwar
e.fusion.help.doc%2FGUID-
82AEC35C-D3DC-42F4-A84B-
542B1D501D2B.html:
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WHAT IS "VMWARE TOOLS"?
(continued)
VMware Tools is a suite of utilities
that enhances the performance of
the virtual machine's guest
operating system and improves
management of the virtual
machine:
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WHAT IS "VMWARE TOOLS"?
(continued)• Significantly faster graphics
performance..
• Shared folders between host and
guest file systems
• Copying and pasting text,
graphics, and files between the
virtual machine and the host or
client desktop
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WHAT IS "VMWARE TOOLS"?
(continued)
• Improved mouse performance
• Synchronization of the clock in
the virtual machine with the clock
on the host or client desktop
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST
• Step 401:
Double-click on the "VMware
Player" icon on the Windows
"Desktop":
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 402:
A "Player window" will be
displayed:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 403:
Click on the "Player" button
near the upper-left corner of
the "Player window":
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 404:
Click on "File" in the pull-down
menu:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 405:
Click on "Preferences" in the
sub-menu:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 406:
A "Preferences" box will be
displayed:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 407:
Click on "Download all
components now":
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 408:
The downloading process will
run for a while:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 409:
If a "User Account Control"
box pops up, click on its "Yes"
button:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 410:
The updating process will run
for a while:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 411:
Click on the "OK" button of the
"All downloadable
components are up to date."
box:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 412:
Click on the "OK" button of the
"Preferences" box:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 413:
If the "Linux Mint" virtual
machine is not highlighted in
the "Player window", click on it
to highlight it:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 414:
Double-click on "Edit virtual
machine settings":
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 415:
Click on "CD/DVD.." to
highlight it:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 416:
Select the "Use ISO image
file" option, if it is not already
selected:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 417:
Click on the "Browse" button:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 418:
A "Browse for ISO image" box
will be displayed:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 419:
Double-click on "Computer":
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 420:
Double-click on the C: drive:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 421:
Double-click on "Program
Files (x86)":
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 422:
Double-click on "VMware":
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 423:
Double-click on "VMware
Player":
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"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 424:
Click on "linux.iso":
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"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 425:
"linux.iso" should not be in the
"File name:" box:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 426:
Click on the "Open" button:
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"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 427:
Click on the "OK" button of the
"Virtual Machine Settings"
box:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 428:
Click on "Play virtual machine"
in the "Player window":
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 429:
The "Linux Mint" guest
operating system will start up:
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"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 430:
Click twice in the "Running in
software rendering mode"
notification in order to make it
go away:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 431:
Close the "Welcome Screen"
window by click on the "x"
button near the upper-right
corner
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 432:
Double-click on the "VMware
Tools DVD" icon on the
Desktop:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 433:
Use the RIGHT mouse
button to click on
VMwareTools..tar.gz
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 434:
Double-click on "Extract to..."
in the pop-up context menu:
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"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 435:
Wait for the "reading" process
to finish:
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"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 436:
An "Extract" box will be
displayed:
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"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 437:
Scroll down to "Computer"
under "Devices":
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"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 438:
Double-click on "Computer":
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"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 439:
Scroll down to "tmp" in the
right pane and double-click on
it:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 440:
The current contents of the
"tmp" directory folder will be
displayed in the right pane:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 441:
Double-click on the "Extract"
button:
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"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 442:
The status of the "Extract
archive" process will be
displayed:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 443:
Close the file management
windows by clicking on its "x"
button near the upper-right
corner:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 444:
Click on the "Menu" button:
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"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 445:
Double-click on "Accessories":
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 446:
Double-click on "Terminal" in
the submenu to the right and
below "Accessories":
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 447:
A "Terminal" window will be
displayed:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 448:
Click once inside the
"Terminal" window:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 449:
type in
cd /tmp/vmware*
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 450:
Press the Enter key of the
keyboard:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 451:
Type in
su
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 452:
Press the Enter key of the
keyboard:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 453:
Type the password for your
"Linux Mint" user account:
(Note: the characters of your
password will not be
displayed)
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 455:
Press the Enter key of the
keyboard:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 456:
You are now logged in as a
"superuser".
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 457:
Type in
./vmware-install.pl -d
(There is a leading period. -d
means all defaults so do not
use it for non-default settings.)
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 459:
Press the Enter key of the
keyboard:
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"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 460:
Type in
exit
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"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 461:
Press the Enter key of the
keyboard:
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"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 462:
Type in
exit
again:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 463:
Press the Enter key of the
keyboard again:
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"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 464:
Click on the "User Profile"
button:
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"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 465:
Click on "Power Off.." in the
pop-up menu:
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"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 466:
Click on "Shut Down" in the
"Session" box:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 467:
Click on "Shut Down Anyway":
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 468:
If a "Player window" is not
displayed, locate the "VMware
Player" icon and double-click
on it:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 469:
Inside the "Player window",
click on the "Linux Mint" virtual
machine to highlight it (if it is
not already highlighted):
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 470:
Double-click on "Edit virtual
machine settings":
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"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 471:
Click on "CD/DVD.." to
highlight it:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 472:
Select the "Use physical drive"
option:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 473:
Click on the "OK" button:
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STEPS FOR INSTALLING
"VMWARE TOOLS" INTO A "LINUX
MINT" GUEST (continued)
• Step 474:
Close the "Player window" by
clicking on the "x" button in the
upper-right corner:
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REFERENCES
• http://tutorialforlinux.com/2014
/11/17/how-to-install-vmware-
tools-on-linux-mint-17-1-
rebecca-lts-32-64bit-easy-
visual-guide/
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REFERENCES (continued)
• http://www.virten.net/2013/05/
choose-and-install-vmware-
tools-on-linux-guests-original-
vs-osps-vs-open-vm-tools/
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REFERENCES (continued)
• https://blogs.it.ox.ac.uk/oxclou
d/2013/03/23/options-for-
installing-vmware-tools-into-
linux-vms/
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REFERENCES (continued)
• https://www.thomas-
krenn.com/en/wiki/VMware_To
ols_or_open-vm-tools
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REFERENCES (continued)
• https://www.computersnyou.co
m/224/how-to-un-install-
vmware-tools-from-ubuntu-
guest/
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