Installing VMware Tools on Ubuntu 9.04 the Easy Way
October 21st, 2009
Here is a simple way to install VMware Tools on a Ubuntu 9.04 image. Execute this in a shell and always hit enter when asked questions to accept the default values.
I had to run the configuration wizard twice to finally get everything working ok. This can be done by execution the following line.
The VMware Toolbox can be launched that way:
Get more info here.
http://chrysaor.info
wget http://chrysaor.info/scripts/ubuntu904vmtools.sh
sudo bash ./ubuntu904vmtools.sh
sudo bash ./ubuntu904vmtools.sh
I had to run the configuration wizard twice to finally get everything working ok. This can be done by execution the following line.
sudo /usr/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl
The VMware Toolbox can be launched that way:
sudo /usr/bin/vmware-toolbox
Get more info here.
http://chrysaor.info

