Install VMware Tools on Ubuntu(Linux)

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在Linux的命令行界面安装VMware-Tools，肯定还会用到，记下来比较好。只不过发现用中文来描述这个过程太繁琐了，还是英文比较简单…

How to install Vmware Tools on Ubuntu(Linux) without X11:

1. Install Ubuntu Server(Linux)

2. Login

3. Create a root shell

sudo -i

sudo -i

4. Update your sources

apt-get update

1	apt-get update

5. Upgrade your installed packages (dist-upgrade to force kernel upgrade)

apt-get dist-upgrade

1	apt-get dist-upgrade

6. Reboot

7. Create a root shell

sudo -i

sudo -i

8. Install packages VMware Tools needs

apt-get install linux-headers-server build-essential

1	apt-get install linux-headers-server build-essential

9. Install VMware tools

10. Mount the VMware Tools CD ISO

mount /cdrom

1	mount /cdrom

11. Copy VMware Tools to home

cp /cdrom/*.tar.gz ~

1	cp /cdrom/*.tar.gz ~

12. Go home

cd ~

cd ~

13. Untar/Gzip the install

tar -zxf *.tar.gz

1	tar -zxf *.tar.gz

14. Go into the resulting directory

cd vmware-tools-distrib

1	cd vmware-tools-distrib

15. Start the installer

./vmware-install.pl

1	./vmware-install.pl

16. Install will ask you questions, the defaults should work fine.

17. Reboot