This post is for preservation, because just about the time I forget the steps is the time I need to reinstall VMWare Tools on an Ubuntu Guest on an ESXi Host.
- sudo -i
- apt-get update
- apt-get upgrade
- apt-get install build-essential binutils linux-headers-$(uname -r)
- mount /dev/scd0 /cdrom
- cp -a /cdrom/VMwareTools* /tmp/
- cd /tmp/
- tar -vxzf VMwareTools*.gz
- cd vmware-tools-distrib/
- ./vmware-install.pl
CD-ROM mount point may vary. Accept all defaults for vmware-install perl script.
Tags: binutils, build-essential, guest operating system, linux, Lucid Lynx, Ubuntu, VMWare ESXi, VMWare Tools, vSphere
June 16th, 2010 |
Tags: binutils, build-essential, guest operating system, linux, Lucid Lynx, Ubuntu, VMWare ESXi, VMWare Tools, vSphere
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June 17th, 2010 at 10:03 pm
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June 17th, 2010 at 11:31 pm
Instead of copying to /tmp from the CD and then extracting, why not extract directly from the CD into /tmp? Depending on the size, this may or may not be an issue.
June 22nd, 2010 at 6:22 pm
That would be a good approach too.
January 28th, 2011 at 12:10 pm
http://www.vmware.com/pdf/osp_install_guide.pdf
February 20th, 2011 at 2:54 pm
Yes, we should have to read an entire book just to install VMware tools on Ubuntu Server. *giantrolleyes-at-linux*
April 9th, 2012 at 4:00 pm
Given the popularity of linux as a server OS, this is really a failing of VMware. So, roll your eyes and keep shelling out money for poor performance and security in windows. I’ll take a 10-step walkthrough that takes two minutes to complete any day.