RedHat Linux 9安装VMware Tools手记

以ROOT帐户登录LINUX，VM菜单：VM--安装VMware Tools，打开终端：

　[root@linuxidc ~]# cd /mnt/cdrom

　　[root@linuxidc ~]# cd /cdrom

　　[root@linuxidc ~]# ls

　　VMwareTools-5.5.1-19175.rpm VMwareTools-5.5.1-19175.tar.gz

　　[root@linuxidc ~]# rpm -ivh VMwareTools-5.5.1-19175.i386.rpm

　　[root@linuxidc ~]# cp VMwareTools-5.5.1-19175.tar.gz /tmp

　　[root@linuxidc ~]# cd /tmp

　　[root@linuxidc ~]# tar zxpf VMwareTools-5.5.1-19175.tar.gz

　　[root@linuxidc ~]# cd vmware-tools-distrib

　　[root@linuxidc vmware-tools-distrib]# ./vmware-install.pl

　　Creating a new installer database using the tar3 format.

　　Installing the content of the package.

　　# 安装过程的画面，全部使用默认值，一直按 Enter 就对了

　　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]

　　Thepath "/usr/lib/vmware-tools" does not exist currently. This programisgoingto create it, including needed parent directories. Is thiswhatyou want?

　　[yes]

　　In which directory do you want to install the documentation files?

　　[/usr/share/doc/vmware-tools]

　　Thepath "/usr/share/doc/vmware-tools" does not exist currently.Thisprogram isgoing to create it, including needed parent directories.Isthis what you want?

　　[yes]

　　The installation of VMware Tools 5.5.1 build-19175 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]

　　Stopping VMware Tools services in the virtual machine:

　　Guest operating system daemon: [ 确定 ]

　　Trying to find a suitable vmhgfs module for your running kernel.

　　The module bld-2.6.9-5.EL-i686-RHEL4 loads perfectly in the running kernel.

　　pcnet32 30153 0

　　Unloading pcnet32 module

　　Trying to find a suitable vmxnet module for your running kernel.

　　The module bld-2.6.9-5.EL-i686-RHEL4 loads perfectly in the running kernel.

　　Detected X.org version 6.8.

　　关闭控制台鼠标服务： [ 确定 ]

　　启动控制台鼠标服务： [ 确定 ]

　　Enjoy,

　　--the VMware team

　　[root@linuxidc vmware-tools-distrib]# shutdown -r now

　　# 修改完成之后，重新启动计算机，让 VMware Tools 生效