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How to install a VMW are tools on Linuxcentos elastix virtual machineThe instructions here

http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/ws_newguest_tools_linux.html

presume that the CD-ROM mounts with no problem.

if you have not already done so you need to shut down the linux virtual machine, add hardwareand add CDROM to the virtual machine.

power up the virtual machine and you should see the CD/DVD Drive 1 listed.

Now in the menu on the right Install VMWare

Press install the to pop up dialogue. after five or 10 seconds the hardware list should change toshow Using file linux.iso next to the CD/DVD

Now connect to the console or use ssh to connect to the linux command line.

Start by making sure youve got the kernel header files and a C compiler installed:

# yum install gcc gcc-c++ kernel-devel

Now create a link pointing to your kernel header files directory:

# ln -s /usr/src/kernels/[your kernel version] /usr/src/linux

After login make a cdrom folder, mount the CD, extract and execute the installer.

# mkdir /mnt/cdrom# mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom# cd /mnt/cdrom

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# cp VMwareTools-[version].tar.gz /tmp# cd /tmp# umount /mnt/cdrom# tar zxf VMwareTools-[version].tar.gz# cd /tmp/vmware-tools-distrib# ./vmware-install.pl

Hit enter until the end to use default values

When youre done, reboot the virtual machine.

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