vmware tools是虚拟机VMware Workstation自带的一款工具,它的作用就是使用户可以从物理主机直接往虚拟机里面拖文件。如果不安装它,我们是无法进行虚拟机和物理机之间的文件传输的,当然它的功效不止于此,平时我们操作虚拟机的时候,在物理机和虚拟机之间必须使用CTRL切换,如果安装之后我们就不必使用键盘切换,直接便可退出,使得虚拟机真正成为了电脑的一部分,那么这么神奇的vmware tools在Ubuntu10.04中应该怎么安装呢?
1、点击虚拟机软件VMware的工具栏上的VM->installVMwaretools。这时在桌面上出现了一个光驱标志,同时看到的是如下图的文件:
然后右键这个压缩文件,选择复制到主文件夹,如下图所示:
再在主文件夹中将其解压,如图所示:
2、点击应用程序->附件->终端,开始进行安装。安装时输入的一些命令请参照截图:
给出安装过程:
laurence@laurence-desktop:~$cd/home/laurence/vmware-tools-distrib
laurence@laurence-desktop:~/vmware-tools-distrib$sudo./vmware-install.pl
[sudo]passwordforlaurence:(输入密码时是不显示的)
Creating a new VMware Tools installer database using the tar4 format.
Installing VMwareTools.
In which directory do you want to install the binary files?
[/usr/bin]/usr/bin/vmware-tools
The path"/usr/bin/vmwaretools"does not exist currently.This program is going to create it,including needed parent directories.Is this what you want?
[yes]yes
What is the directory that contains the init directories(rc0.d/torc6.d/)?
[/etc]/etc
What is the directory that contains the init scripts?
[/etc/init.d]/etc/init.d
In which directory do you want to install the daemon files ?
[/usr/bin/sbin]/usr/bin/sbin
The path"/usr/bin/sbin" does not exist currently.This program is going to create it, including needed parent directories.Is this what you want ?
[yes]yes
In which directory do you want to install the library files ?
[/usr/bin/lib/vmware-tools]/usr/bin/lib/vmware-tools
The path"/usr/bin/lib/vmware-tools" does not exist currently. This program is
going to create it, including needed parent directories.Is this what you want ?
[yes]yes
In which directory do you want to install the documentation files ?
[/usr/bin/doc/vmware-tools]/usr/bin/doc/vmware-tools
The path "/usr/bin/doc/vmware-tools" does not exist currently. This program is going to create it, including needed parent directories. Is this what you want ?
[yes]yes
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Enjoy,
--the VMware team
Found VMwareTools CDROM mounted at /media/VMwareTools. Ejecting device /dev/sr0...