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joshc94
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‎02-26-2020 07:23 PM
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Open-vm-tools location (Ubuntu 18.0.4)?

Hi,

I am completely new to Linux, so any help you could give me would be greatly appreciated. I'm trying to figure out where the open VM tools desktop package is located so I can run it. I already installed the regular open VM tools package but I am trying to open the desktop package so I can enable copying and pasting between host and VM. Thank you in advance for your help.

The knowledgebase article I referenced: VMware Knowledge Base

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T180985
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‎02-26-2020 11:44 PM
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are you able to run:

sudo apt-get install open-vm-tools-desktop

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T180985
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‎02-26-2020 11:44 PM
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are you able to run:

sudo apt-get install open-vm-tools-desktop

Please mark helpful or correct if my answer resolved your issue. How to post effectively on VMTN https://communities.vmware.com/people/daphnissov/blog/2018/12/05/how-to-ask-for-help-on-tech-forums
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joshc94
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‎02-27-2020 05:24 AM
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Yes I already installed it I just don't know what to do afterwards

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joshc94
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‎03-02-2020 07:29 AM
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Just realized I am stupid and the copy and paste functionality is already enabled. LMAO.

T180985
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‎03-02-2020 11:30 PM
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:smileylaugh:No worries, glad you got it working

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