VMware Tools install on Fedora

[sunborn]

This should be a pretty easy thing, I am using Fedora VM.

I have removed the open-vm-tools rpms to avoid conflict as per KB 1013096.

I try to install VMware Tools as per KB 1018392 but fail to find an RPM to use in the mounted ISO.

I try to install VMware tools as per KB 1018414 but fail to find the perl script that is supposed to be there too.

I want to use VMware tools instead of open-vm-tools but something has changed since those KB were written.

Sounds like the rpm on the ISO has been deprecated since ESX 4!

Can I use the RHEL16 rpm on Fedora???

Index of /45848/tools/releases/latest/rhel6/x86_64

Can I add the OSP repo as a linux repository?

Which of the RPM do I need in the OSP repository?

[sean_wang · Accepted solution]

Hi sunborn,

The latest VMware Tools package location: https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/details?downloadGroup=VMTOOLS1020&productId=614

Please find the package in "VMware Tools packages for Windows and Linux" section.

Thanks.

[sunborn]

Turns out OSP for Linux is deprecated. What you want is the Open-VM-tools from your distribution.