VMware Tools需要安装的依赖包
[root@localhost ~]# yum install gcc
复制VMware Tools 安装包
解压安装包
[root@localhost tmp]# tar zxvf VMwareTools-9.9.2-2496486.tar.gz
[root@localhost tmp]# cd vmware-tools-distrib/
新版本RHEL7.1含有open-vm-tools组件，需要先删除该组件。
[root@localhost vmware-tools-distrib]# rpm -e open-vm-tools --nodeps
开始安装VMware Tools
[root@localhost vmware-tools-distrib]# ./vmware-install.pl
安装全部采用默认值即可。
[root@localhost vmware-tools-distrib]# ./vmware-install.pl A previous installation of VMware Tools has been detected. The previous installation was made by the tar installer (version 4). Keeping the tar4 installer database format. You have a version of VMware Tools installed. Continuing this install will first uninstall the currently installed version. Do you wish to continue? (yes/no) [yes] Uninstalling the tar installation of VMware Tools. Stopping services for VMware Tools Stopping vmware-tools (via systemctl): [ 确定 ] Stopping Thinprint services in the virtual machine: Stopping Virtual Printing daemon: done This program previously created the directory /mnt/hgfs, and was about to remove it. Somebody else apparently did it already. The removal of VMware Tools 9.9.2 build-2496486 for Linux completed successfully. Installing VMware Tools. In which directory do you want to install the binary files? [/usr/bin] What is the directory that contains the init directories (rc0.d/ to rc6.d/)? [/etc/rc.d] What is the directory that contains the init scripts? [/etc/rc.d/init.d] In which directory do you want to install the daemon files? [/usr/sbin] In which directory do you want to install the library files? [/usr/lib/vmware-tools] The path "/usr/lib/vmware-tools" does not exist currently. This program is going to create it, including needed parent directories. Is this what you want? [yes] In which directory do you want to install the documentation files? [/usr/share/doc/vmware-tools] The path "/usr/share/doc/vmware-tools" does not exist currently. This program is going to create it, including needed parent directories. Is this what you want? [yes] The installation of VMware Tools 9.9.2 build-2496486 for Linux completed successfully. You can decide to remove this software from your system at any time by invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-uninstall-tools.pl". Before running VMware Tools for the first time, you need to configure it by invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl". Do you want this program to invoke the command for you now? [yes] Initializing... Making sure services for VMware Tools are stopped. Stopping Thinprint services in the virtual machine: Stopping Virtual Printing daemon: done Stopping vmware-tools (via systemctl): [ 确定 ] The module vmci has already been installed on this system by another installer or package and will not be modified by this installer. The module vsock has already been installed on this system by another installer or package and will not be modified by this installer. The module vmxnet3 has already been installed on this system by another installer or package and will not be modified by this installer. The module pvscsi has already been installed on this system by another installer or package and will not be modified by this installer. The module vmmemctl has already been installed on this system by another installer or package and will not be modified by this installer. The VMware Host-Guest Filesystem allows for shared folders between the host OS and the guest OS in a Fusion or Workstation virtual environment. Do you wish to enable this feature? [yes] Could not create the ‘/mnt/hgfs‘ directory. Please make sure it is writeable and/or not currently in use. The filesystem driver (vmhgfs module) is used only for the shared folder feature. The rest of the software provided by VMware Tools is designed to work independently of this feature. If you wish to have the shared folders feature, you can install the driver by running vmware-config-tools.pl again after making sure that gcc, binutils, make and the kernel sources for your running kernel are installed on your machine. These packages are available on your distribution‘s installation CD. [ Press Enter key to continue ] The vmxnet driver is no longer supported on kernels 3.3 and greater. Please upgrade to a newer virtual NIC. (e.g., vmxnet3 or e1000e) The vmblock enables dragging or copying files between host and guest in a Fusion or Workstation virtual environment. Do you wish to enable this feature? [yes] VMware automatic kernel modules enables automatic building and installation of VMware kernel modules at boot that are not already present. This feature can be enabled/disabled by re-running vmware-config-tools.pl. Would you like to enable VMware automatic kernel modules? [no] Thinprint provides driver-free printing. Do you wish to enable this feature? [yes] Disabling timer-based audio scheduling in pulseaudio. Do you want to enable Guest Authentication (vgauth)? [yes] Detected X server version 1.15.0 Distribution provided drivers for Xorg X server are used. Skipping X configuration because X drivers are not included. The file /etc/xdg/autostart/vmware-user.desktop that this program was about to install already exists. Overwrite? [yes] Creating a new initrd boot image for the kernel. Starting Virtual Printing daemon: done Starting vmware-tools (via systemctl): [ 确定 ] The configuration of VMware Tools 9.9.2 build-2496486 for Linux for this running kernel completed successfully. You must restart your X session before any mouse or graphics changes take effect. You can now run VMware Tools by invoking "/usr/bin/vmware-toolbox-cmd" from the command line. To enable advanced X features (e.g., guest resolution fit, drag and drop, and file and text copy/paste), you will need to do one (or more) of the following: 1. Manually start /usr/bin/vmware-user 2. Log out and log back into your desktop session; and, 3. Restart your X session. Enjoy, --the VMware team
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