Click Continue when the installer presents a dialog box saying Completed System Preparation. A dialog appears for Updating system , with a progress bar. When the installer is done, VMware Tools are installed. There is no confirmation or finish button. Respond to the questions the installer displays on the screen. Press Enter to accept the default value. After the guest operating system has started, prepare your virtual machine to install VMware Tools.
If your distribution uses automounting, do not use the mount and umount commands below. Note: If you have a previous installation, delete the previous vmware-distrib directory before installing. Note: If you attempt to install a tar installation over an rpm installation — or the reverse — the installer detects the previous installation and must convert the installer database format before continuing.
Note: You may run VMware Tools as root or as a normal user. To shrink virtual disks, you must run VMware Tools as root su -. Note: If you attempt to install an rpm installation over a tar installation — or the reverse — the installer detects the previous installation and must convert the installer database format before continuing.
You may find it helpful to configure your guest operating system so VMware Tools starts when you start your X server.
The steps for doing so vary depending on your Linux distribution and your desktop environment. Check your operating system documentation for the appropriate steps to take. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. Necessary Necessary. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously.
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While the second method is easy because you initiate the installation of VMware tools on Windows 11 via the workstation itself. The VMWare Tools setup wizard installs the required components. Ensure the Windows 11 VM is powered on.
An Autoplay notification appears and if you click it, you get an option to run the VMware tools installer. Right-click the drive and start the VMware tools installation. Select Run setup Click Next. Honestly, I never bothered about these options and always chose the default option, i.
However let me reveal what each setup type option does.
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