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15 Replies Last post: Jan 4, 2006 9:10 AM by jasonboche

VMware Tools version, for linux - how to determine

Jan 3, 2006 5:53 PM

Click to view ssdev's profile Novice ssdev 22 posts since
Sep 30, 2005
I'd like to find a way to determine the version of the vmware tools installed in a linux guest OS.

Our OS does not have x, so the suggestion to run vmware-toolbox
and click about is no good.

I'm look for a command line way to get it.

thanks
Re: VMware Tools version, for linux - how to determine Jan 3, 2006 5:59 PM
Click to view jasonboche's profile Champion jasonboche 5,893 posts since
Jan 7, 2004 Moderator
Good question.

I'm going to see if I can figure this one out. I just happen to have a RedHat VM here with tools installed.........
Re: VMware Tools version, for linux - how to determine Jan 3, 2006 6:05 PM
Click to view BrianG's profile Champion BrianG 3,670 posts since
Oct 31, 2005 VMware Moderator
Version should be in the vmx
Re: VMware Tools version, for linux - how to determine Jan 3, 2006 6:08 PM
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Click to view jasonboche's profile Champion jasonboche 5,893 posts since
Jan 7, 2004 Moderator
Isolation.

There is no .vmx.

There is a way within Linux.

Still looking....
Re: VMware Tools version, for linux - how to determine Jan 3, 2006 6:38 PM
Click to view jasonboche's profile Champion jasonboche 5,893 posts since
Jan 7, 2004 Moderator
Run:

/usr/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl

At the end it tells you the version.

Jas




Re: VMware Tools version, for linux - how to determine Jan 3, 2006 6:27 PM
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Click to view BrianG's profile Champion BrianG 3,670 posts since
Oct 31, 2005 VMware Moderator
Hey Jas

try /etc/vmware/vmware-guestd --help on the guest

Does it give you an option to check version.

I cant get access to system right now!
Re: VMware Tools version, for linux - how to determine Jan 3, 2006 6:37 PM
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Click to view jasonboche's profile Champion jasonboche 5,893 posts since
Jan 7, 2004 Moderator
Hey Jas

try /etc/vmware/vmware-guestd --help on the
guest

Does it give you an option to check version.

I cant get access to system right now!



Re: VMware Tools version, for linux - how to determine Jan 3, 2006 7:05 PM
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Click to view BrianG's profile Champion BrianG 3,670 posts since
Oct 31, 2005 VMware Moderator
Show off!

Just Kidding - Great Job dude!
Re: VMware Tools version, for linux - how to determine Jan 3, 2006 7:11 PM
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Click to view mastermind's profile Enthusiast mastermind 100 posts since
May 18, 2005
Just run the command "vmware-toolbox", vmware toolbox GUI comes up. You can check the version in that GUI. Hope this helps!.
Re: VMware Tools version, for linux - how to determine Jan 3, 2006 7:13 PM
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Click to view BrianG's profile Champion BrianG 3,670 posts since
Oct 31, 2005 VMware Moderator
nice
Re: VMware Tools version, for linux - how to determine Jan 3, 2006 7:14 PM
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Click to view jasonboche's profile Champion jasonboche 5,893 posts since
Jan 7, 2004 Moderator
Just run the command "vmware-toolbox", vmware toolbox
GUI comes up. You can check the version in that GUI.
Hope this helps!.

He said in his original post he has no GUI thus no VMwaretoolbox can be run. That was the tricky part of the question.
Re: VMware Tools version, for linux - how to determine Jan 4, 2006 7:21 AM
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Click to view rreynol's profile Hot Shot rreynol 177 posts since
Jan 26, 2004
/usr/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl in a linux VM contains the build number of vmware-tools. Search for "buildNr".

This is the case for ESX 2.5.2, I don't know if vmware-config-tools.pl had different variables defined in other ESX releases.
Re: VMware Tools version, for linux - how to determine Jan 4, 2006 8:20 AM
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Click to view ZippyDaMCT's profile Master ZippyDaMCT 1,406 posts since
Jun 3, 2005
doesn't the vmware-toolbox show you also!
Re: VMware Tools version, for linux - how to determine Jan 4, 2006 9:03 AM
Click to view ssdev's profile Novice ssdev 22 posts since
Sep 30, 2005
thanks for the answers, the
grep buildNr /usr/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl

works for me.
Re: VMware Tools version, for linux - how to determine Jan 4, 2006 9:09 AM
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Click to view jasonboche's profile Champion jasonboche 5,893 posts since
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