VMware workstation 6.0.0 installing VMware Tools

[Ra1ncheck]

My main os:

Win server 2003 enterprise edition

Installed:

VMware workstation 6.0.0

And made a VM Ubuntu

When i boot the VM Ubuntu and logged in i am trying to install the

VMware tools.

I click Install VMware Tools from the menu, it pops up a dialog box reading

"Installing the VMware Tools package will greatly enhance....etc. WARNING: You cannot install the VMware Tools package until the guest OS is running etc." I click OK to proceed and an install confirmation window pops up. I click OK to install and nothing happens.

I have tried to mount the cd-rom drive in different ways

Still i am not able to install the VMware tools.

Checked out this forum and tried some of the given solutions but nogo

Help is more then welcome

Rick

[KevinG]

HI Rick,

Installing the VMwre Tools in a Linux guest OS is unlike installing the VMware Tools in a Windoiws guest. With a Linux guest there are many manual step you need to perform in the guest OS.

In your case you need to copy the VMwareTools-6.0.0-.tar.gz file to your /tmp directory from the virtual CD-ROM drive when it mount the Tools ISO image.

You need to extact the tar file and run the vmware-install script.

cd vmware-tools-distrib

./vmware-install.pl

What command are you using to mount the ISO?

[seanh1986]

\- Power on the Virtual machine

\- Log-in as root

\- After the guest Operating System has started, on the top, click:

“VM” --> “Install VMware Tools…”

Open up a Konsole window (Star Menu : System : Terminals : Konsole)

Enter the following code:

cd /mnt/cdrom

ls

The file of interest is the one with the “.tar.gz” extenstion.

(e.g. VMwareTools-6.0.0-45731.tar.gz * Enter the filename you see instead)

Now enter the following code:

cd /tmp

tar zxf /mnt/cdrom/VMwareTools-6.0.0-45731.tar.gz *

cd vmware-tools-distrib

./vmware-install.pl

Choose the default options for each of the directory questions.

Run the configuration program (vmware-config-tools.pl)

Restart the Virtual Machine.

Again, open a terminal window (Star Menu : System : Terminals : Konsole).

Type in: “vmware-toolbox” click to synchronize the time between the VM and the host and adjust any other necessary settings.

If you want to try any experimental features, run the command:

“vmware-config-tools.pl --experimental”