安装VMware tools on linux

How To Set Up VMware Tools On Various Linux Distributions

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<script type="text/javascript"> <!-- document.write('<div style="float: right; margin: 0 0 10px 10px;">'); //--> </script> <!-- BEGIN NetShelter Ad Tag for HowtoForge 120x600,160x600 --> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript"> if (!window.netshel_ord) { netshel_ord=Math.random()*10000000000000000; } if (!window.netshel_tile) { netshel_tile=1; } document.write('<script language="JavaScript" src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/adj/ns.howtoforge/howtos;sz=120x600,160x600;tile='+netshel_tile+';ord=' + netshel_ord + '?" type="text/javascript"></scr' + 'ipt>'); netshel_tile++; </script><script language="JavaScript" src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/adj/ns.howtoforge/howtos;sz=120x600,160x600;tile=2;ord=892327748399852.6?" type="text/javascript"></script><!-- END AD TAG --><script type="text/javascript"> <!-- document.write('<div><A href="http://blog.youkuaiyun.com/membership"><img src="/themes/htf_glass/images/remove_ads.gif" border="0" alt="Remove ads"></a></div>'); //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript"> <!-- document.write('</div>'); //--> </script> <!-- begin content --> Submitted by o.meyer ( Contact Author) ( Forums) on Sun, 2007-09-30 17:51. :: Debian | Fedora | Linux | PCLinuxOS | Ubuntu | Desktop | Virtualization How To Set Up VMware Tools On Various Linux Distributions Version 1.0 Author: Oliver Meyer <o [dot] meyer [at] projektfarm [dot] de> Last edited 09/25/2007 This document explains how to set up the VMware Tools in the following guest operating systems: Ubuntu 7.04, Fedora 7, PCLinuxOS 2007 and Debian Etch. Installing VMware Tools in your guest operating systems will help maximize performance, provide mouse synchronization and copy & paste functionality. This article also shows a way of making VMware Tools start automatically when you start a guest operating system. I used the VMware Tools v1.0.3-44356 provided by VMware Server v1.03. This howto is meant as a practical guide; it does not cover the theoretical backgrounds. They are treated in a lot of other documents in the web. This document comes without warranty of any kind! I want to say that this is not the only way of setting up such a system. There are many ways of achieving this goal but this is the way I take. I do not issue any guarantee that this will work for you! <script type="text/javascript"> <!-- document.write('<div align="center">'); //--> </script> <!-- BEGIN NetShelter Ad Tag for HowtoForge 300x250,336x280 --> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript"> if (!window.netshel_ord) { netshel_ord=Math.random()*10000000000000000; } if (!window.netshel_tile) { netshel_tile=1; } document.write('<script language="JavaScript" src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/adj/ns.howtoforge/howtos;sz=300x250,336x280;tile='+netshel_tile+';ord=' + netshel_ord + '?" type="text/javascript"></scr' + 'ipt>'); netshel_tile++; </script><script language="JavaScript" src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/adj/ns.howtoforge/howtos;sz=300x250,336x280;tile=3;ord=892327748399852.6?" type="text/javascript"></script><!-- END AD TAG --><script type="text/javascript"> <!-- document.write('<div><A href="http://blog.youkuaiyun.com/membership"><img src="/themes/htf_glass/images/remove_ads.gif" border="0" alt="Remove ads"></a></div>'); //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript"> <!-- document.write('</div>'); //--> </script> 1 Preparation Set up a virtual machine of your choice. Click on VM in the top menu of the VMware Server console and select Install VMware Tools. <noscript style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"></noscript> <noscript style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"></noscript> <noscript style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"></noscript> 2 Ubuntu 7.04 First copy the VMware Tools from the mounted iso to the temporary folder: cp /media/cdrom/VMwareTools-1.0.3-44356.tar.gz /tmp/ Afterwards switch to the temporary folder and unpack the VMware Tools: cd /tmp/ tar xvfz VMwareTools-1.0.3-44356.tar.gz Next switch to the folder with the unpacked files and execute the installer: cd vmware-tools-distrib/ sudo ./vmware-install.pl Now you will be asked a few questions relating to installation paths etc. Choose the default value every time (simply hit enter). After the installation/configuration finished you have to start the VMware Tools: vmware-toolbox & You can automatize the start of the VMware Tools - have a look at step 6 of this howto. Note: If you close the VMware Tools window, the VMware Tools will be disabled immediately. 3 Fedora 7 (Kernel 2.6.22.5-76.fc7) First become root and install some needed packages: su - %yourrootpassword% yum install kernel-devel gcc gcc-c++ Next copy the VMware Tools from the mounted iso to the temporary folder: cp /media/VMware/ Tools/VMwareTools-1.0.3-44356.tar.gz /tmp/ Afterwards switch to the temporary folder and unpack the VMware Tools: cd /tmp/ tar xvfz VMwareTools-1.0.3-44356.tar.gz Now we have to fix the vmxnet module: cd vmware-tools-distrib/lib/modules/source tar xf vmxnet.tar cp vmxnet-only/vmxnet.c vmxnet-only/vmxnet.c.orig wget http://www.thoughtpolice.co.uk/vmware/howto/patch2-vmxnet.c.patch patch -u vmxnet-only/vmxnet.c < patch2-vmxnet.c.patch tar cf vmxnet.tar vmxnet-only/ cd /tmp/vmware-tools-distrib ./vmware-install.pl You will be asked a few questions relating to installation paths etc. Choose the default value every time (simply hit enter). Next step is to fix the xorg.conf: vi /etc/X11/xorg.conf Add the following lines: Section "Monitor" Identifier "vmware" EndSection After this you have to run the configuration again: vmware-config-tools.pl Choose the default value every time (simply hit enter) till you reach the question Do you want to change your guest X resolution? - choose yes and select your desired resolution. The last step is to fix the integration of the vmxnet module by manually loading it (otherwise you might obtain problems with the network): /etc/init.d/networking stop rmmod pcnet32 rmmod vmxnet depmod -a modprobe vmxnet /etc/init.d/networking start Afterwards reboot the vm. After the vm has rebooted, you can start the VMware Tools via: vmware-toolbox & You can automatize the start of the VMware Tools - have a look at step 6 of this howto. Note: If you close the VMware Tools window, the VMware Tools will be disabled immediately. 4 PCLinuxOS 2007 Become root, switch to the mounted iso and install the rpm package: su - %yourrootpassword% cd /media/VMware/ Tools/ rpm -ivh VMwareTools-1.0.3-44356.i386.rpm Afterwards run the configuration: vmware-config-tools.pl You will be asked a few questions relating to installation paths etc. Choose the default value every time (simply hit enter). Afterwards reboot the vm. After the vm has rebooted, you can start the VMware Tools via: vmware-toolbox & You can automatize the start of the VMware Tools - have a look at step 6 of this howto. Note: If you close the VMware Tools window, the VMware Tools will be disabled immediately. 5 Debian Etch First install some needed pakages: apt-get install autoconf automake binutils ccp gcc linux-headers-$(uname -r) make psmisc Next copy the VMware Tools from the mounted iso to the temporary folder: cp /media/cdrom/VMwareTools-1.0.3-44356.tar.gz /tmp/ Afterwards switch to the temporary folder and unpack the VMware Tools: cd /tmp/ tar xvfz VMwareTools-1.0.3-44356.tar.gz Next switch to the folder with the unpacked files and execute the installer: cd vmware-tools-distrib/ ./vmware-install.pl Now you will be asked a few questions relating to installation paths etc. Choose the default value every time (simply hit enter). Afterwards reboot the vm. After the vm has rebooted, you can start the VMware Tools via: vmware-toolbox & You can automatize the start of the VMware Tools - have a look at step 6 of this howto. Note: If you close the VMware Tools window, the VMware Tools will be disabled immediately. Submitted by o.meyer ( Contact Author) ( Forums) on Sun, 2007-09-30 17:54. :: 6 VMware Toolbox Automatic Hidden Start We'll create two scripts (I sometimes had problems when I put all in one script). These scripts will be executed everytime when an X-session starts - they will switch to the next workspace, start the VMware Tools minimized and switch back to the previous workspace. The switching will be done with xvkbd - a virtual keyboard for the X window system. 6.1 Install Xvkbd Ubuntu 7.04: sudo apt-get install xvkbd Fedora 7: su - %yourrootpassword% rpm -ivh http://dag.wieers.com/rpm/packages/xvkbd/xvkbd-2.8-1.el4.rf.i386.rpm exit PCLinuxOS 2007: Download the rpm-package from http://rpmseek.com/rpm/xvkbd-2.7a-2mdk.i586.html?hl=de&cs=xvkbd:PN:0:0:0:0:2800686. <script type="text/javascript"> <!-- document.write('<div align="center">'); //--> </script> <!-- BEGIN NetShelter Ad Tag for HowtoForge 300x250,336x280 --> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript"> if (!window.netshel_ord) { netshel_ord=Math.random()*10000000000000000; } if (!window.netshel_tile) { netshel_tile=1; } document.write('<script language="JavaScript" src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/adj/ns.howtoforge/howtos;sz=300x250,336x280;tile='+netshel_tile+';ord=' + netshel_ord + '?" type="text/javascript"></scr' + 'ipt>'); netshel_tile++; </script><script language="JavaScript" src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/adj/ns.howtoforge/howtos;sz=300x250,336x280;tile=3;ord=3115057952217503?" type="text/javascript"></script><!-- END AD TAG --><script type="text/javascript"> <!-- document.write('<div><A href="http://blog.youkuaiyun.com/membership"><img src="/themes/htf_glass/images/remove_ads.gif" border="0" alt="Remove ads"></a></div>'); //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript"> <!-- document.write('</div>'); //--> </script> Afterwards switch to the directory where you downloaded the package and install it: su - %yourrootpassword rpm -ivh xvkbd-2.7a-2mdk.i586.rpm exit Debian Etch: su - %yourrootpassword% apt-get install xvkbd exit Now change to your homedir: cd ~ 6.2 Scripts For Gnome vi switcher1.sh #! /bin/sh sleep 2 xvkbd -text "/C/A/[Right]" sleep 2 vmware-toolbox --minimize &> /dev/null vi switcher2.sh #! /bin/sh sleep 10 xvkbd -text "/C/A/[Left]" Make the scripts executeable: chmod +x switcher* Add the scripts to the session startup programs: <noscript style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"></noscript> <noscript style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"></noscript> Repeat these steps for "switcher2.sh" 6.3 Scripts For KDE Note: If the panel taskbar is configured to show windows from all desktops, the VMware Toolbox will still be visible in the taskbar. vi .kde/Autostart/switcher1.sh #! /bin/sh sleep 2 xvkbd -text "/C/[F2]" sleep 2 vmware-toolbox --minimize &> /dev/null vi .kde/Autostart/switcher2.sh #! /bin/sh sleep 10 xvkbd -text "/C/[F1]" Make the scripts executeable: chmod +x .kde/Autostart/switcher* 7 Links VMware Server: http://www.vmware.com/download/server/ Ubuntu: http://www.ubuntu.com/ Fedora: http://fedoraproject.org/ PCLinuxOS: http://www.pclinuxos.com/ Debian: http://www.debian.org/ Xvkbd: http://homepage3.nifty.com/tsato/xvkbd/