However, support for VMware shared folders is now supported by these Linux packages since this new version of VMware Workstation. Update : since version 16 of VMware Workstation, the 'VM -> Reinstall VMware Tools' option is grayed out after installing the 'open-vm-tools' and 'open-vm-tools-desktop' packages. With these 2 packages installed in seconds, you'll be able to use almost all the features offered by standard VMware Tools with one exception : VMware file sharing support (available in the virtual machine settings).

Installing VMware Tools to support VMware shared folders

Important : it's more and more common that these packages are already installed in Linux distributions.

automatic resizing of the guest OS according to the size of the window on the host PC.

Note that installing the 'open-vm-tools' package only will not allow you to benefit from all the features of the classic VMware Tools.Īs stated in the official VMware documentation, you will also need to install the 'open-vm-tools-desktop' package if you want to take advantage of these features : Then, install the 'open-vm-tools' package. Indeed, all you have to do is obtain root rights with the 'su -' command (don't forget the '-' !). This makes installing your virtual machine drivers very easy. If you look at the VMware site, you will see that VMware recommends installing the package available for most Linux distributions. Installing packages : open-vm-tools and open-vm-tools-desktop

Installing VMware Tools to support VMware shared foldersġ.

Installing packages : open-vm-tools and open-vm-tools-desktop.

Tutorial tested on Debian and Ubuntu 18.04. Nevertheless, on Linux, this is often complicated because you will have to go through the command line. When you want to install VMware Tools on a Windows virtual machine or a Windows Server virtual server with GUI, installing VMware Tools is very easy.

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