Hi, I need to use vmware tools. I have securityonion-2.3.200, I want to be able to cut and paste text from
SO to my ms word on the host.
I am not sure whether I need to install from vmware tools iso or the exe?
In fact, I don’t even know the difference between these two. It looks like the iso is for linux, and the exe
Is the latest one to use? I download the vmware tools exe, but when I ran it, it just ask to change my machine
And I clicked ok, it just disappeared?
Thanks for any help or advice
Security Onion is based on Ubuntu Linux . . . therefore to install Tools, you might like to try these commands (as sudo):
apt remove open-vm-tools-desktop open-vm-tools
apt install open-vm-tools-desktop open-vm-tools
To move files between host and the VM you may need to setup 'Shared Folder' or 'mapped drive'
As far as I'm aware, the exe is merely a self-extracting zip file containing the iso image. You need to get the iso image and attach it to the VM's CD-ROM drive.
Thanks Carlton. That was great.
Thanks RD, that was helpful as well.
