Linux kernel version is 4.0 or later, and the version of the installed Open VM Tools is 10.0.0 or later.SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 and later releases.Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and later releases.Modern Linux distributions not officially supported by tar tools.Install/Update/Reinstall VMware Tools menu is disabled for the following Linux virtual machines: Workstation Player is 10.3.10 and will not be updated. If we maximize the window after installing VMware Tools, Ubuntu must also cover the entire screen as shown in Fig 11.VMware Tar Tool for Linux virtual machine is feature-frozen at version 10.3.10, so the tar tools (linux.iso) included in This tutorial provided all the steps required to install VMware Tools on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS using commands and DVD. You may keep pressing Enter Key for most of the options to keep the defaults. Sudo tar xzvf /data/setups/cdrom/VMwareTools-10.3. -C /data/setups/toolsĬd /data/setups/tools/vmware-tools-distrib/Īlso choose appropriate options to complete the installation as shown in Fig 7, Fig 8, and Fig 9. # Extract the installer - Change the file name if it's different # In my case the file name was VMwareTools-10.3.

# Copy the file name similar to VMwareTools-*.tar.gz Use the below-mentioned commands to install VMware Tools. In case you have installed the Ubuntu Server using the VMware Workstation Player, the VMware Tools can be installed using the commands after mounting the ISO file as shown in Fig 2. Now unmount the DVD and restart Ubuntu to apply the changes. This is all about installing VMware Tools using the DVD. We can even copy and paste files by using drag and drop. The other features include sharing files and time synchronization between the guest and host operating systems.

The issue is shown in Fig 1 where Ubuntu does not occupy the full screen. The most important feature of VMware Tools is Enhanced Graphics. Also, note that the VMware Player installs VMware Tools in the easy mode which might not be the case for regular installation. The steps should be the same for other versions of Ubuntu. This tutorial provides the steps required to install VMware Tools on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. The guest operating systems might not work properly with the default installation, hence it's preferred to install VMware Tools to get the optimal performance. VMware is a virtualization tool that can be used to host multiple guest operating systems on the same system using virtual machines.

In the previous tutorial, we have discussed installing VMware Workstation Player on Windows and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS on Windows 10 using the VMware Workstation Player.

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