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How to install VMware Tools (ESX, ESXi, VMware Server) on CentOS 5 (linux)
1. In VMware select the option to Install/Upgrade Vmware Tools (in ESXi, you can do this by right clicking on the VM -> Guest -> Install/Upgrade Vmware Tools. This will insert the CD into the drive on your VM.
2. On the VM, do the following to install kernel source:
yum install gcc gcc-c++ kernel-devel -y
ln –s /usr/src/kernels/[your kernel version] /usr/src/linux
3. Mount the CD, and copy the Vmware Tools installation file:
mkdir /mnt/cdrom
mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
cd /mnt/cdrom
cp VMwareTools-[version].tar.gz /root
cd /root
umount /mnt/cdrom
tar zxf VMwareTools-[version].tar.gz
4. Install VMware Tools:
cd /root/vmware-tools-distrib
./vmware-install.pl
5. For a standard install, just say yes to all the options.
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Filed under: Uncategorized by — aaron @ 6:10 pm
Instead of copying and installing the tarball, go ahead and use the RPM
cp VMwareTools-[version].rpm /root
cd /root
rpm -i VMwareTools-[version].rpm
Do not forget to
chkconfig vmware-tools on
and service vmware-tools start