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iqworks
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*which one to use on my security onion VM - vmware tools iso vs exe ?

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

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CarltonR
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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'

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RDPetruska
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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.

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iqworks
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Thanks Carlton. That was great. 

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iqworks
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Thanks RD, that was helpful as well. 

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