How Do I Start Vmware Tools in Linux?
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How do I run VMware tools on Ubuntu?

To install VMware Tools in Ubuntu follow the steps below:

  1. Open a Terminal window. …
  2. In the Terminal, run this command to navigate to the vmware-tools-distrib folder: …
  3. Run this command to install VMware Tools: …
  4. Enter your Ubuntu password.
  5. Restart the Ubuntu virtual machine after the VMware Tools installation completes.

How do I know if VMware tools are running on Linux?

To check which version of VMware Tools is installed on an x86 Linux VM

  1. Open Terminal.
  2. Enter the following command to display the VMware Tools information in Terminal: vmware-toolbox-cmd -v. If VMware Tools is not installed, a message displays to indicate this.
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