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vmshankar8
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vm tools for linux

HI to all,

i find more difficult to install vm tools in linux machine(ubuntu 12.04 and cent os)

is there any common method to install vm tools

please suggest me a easy and convenient method to install vm tools

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shankar.p

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npadmani
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Filenames are case sensitive, please use exact case of filename when you write command.

Screen Shot 2016-04-22 at 11.10.41 PM.png

As you see your filename is VMwareTools-10.0.5-3228253.tar.gz

but the command you typed has whole thing mentioned in small letters.

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I believe VMware want to push open-vm-tools as the preferred method: Open-VM-Tools: VMware Tools Future for Linux - VMware Blogs

Find out more here: GitHub - vmware/open-vm-tools: Official repository of VMware open-vm-tools project

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HI friends,

kindly check this error(attached) below

Thanks in advance for soultion

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shankar

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npadmani
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Filenames are case sensitive, please use exact case of filename when you write command.

Screen Shot 2016-04-22 at 11.10.41 PM.png

As you see your filename is VMwareTools-10.0.5-3228253.tar.gz

but the command you typed has whole thing mentioned in small letters.

Narendra Padmani VCIX6-DCV | VCIX7-CMA | VCI | TOGAF 9 Certified
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Hello Shankar,

the best way would be to use Open-VM-Tools. VMware recommends using OVT redistributed by operating system vendors

https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=20738...

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Patrick

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Thank you so much  its working.

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shankar

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