Sunday, June 16, 2013

How-to Install VMWare Tools on Oracle Linux 6 32/64bit Easy Guide

The Tutorial Show Step-by-Step How-to Install the VMWare Tools on Oracle Linux 6 i686/x86_64 Desktop.

It do Not take a long Time, but only a little While. Take the Time of Carefully Reading and Executing Instructions...

This is an Easy Procedure and it Need simply to Carefully Follow the Instructions Contained.

Install VMWare Fedora on Oracle Linux 6
  1. Start Selecting Virtual Machine > Install VMware Tools Wait until the Installing Media has been Mounted on
  2. Open a Terminal Window

  3. Copy the package on you temporary and untar it

    su -
    cp /media/VMware\ Tools/VMwareTools*.tar.gz /tmp
    cd /tmp
    chmod +x VMwareTools*.tar.gz
    tar xvzf VMwareTools*.tar.gz
  4. Update the Kernel
    yum update kernel

    Then Reboot!

    reboot
  5. Install Needed Packages and Kernel-Headers
    yum install gcc kernel-headers
  6. VMWare Tools Installation:
    • Access the Target Directory
      cd /tmp/vmware*
    • To Get Enabled Shared-Folders Apply Patch:

      VMWare-Tools Patch
    • Execute Installation Script
      ./vmware-install.pl
      Follow to Accept All the Default Proposed Settings... During Installation you will be easily Asked for C Headers Location :) "What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running kernel?" Find your Kernel Version: Open a new Tab on Terminal:
      uname -mrs
      The output is something like "Linux 2.6.32-71.el6.i686 i686". So now you have your Kernel version and you can identify your Kernel Headers like:
      /lib/modules/yourKernelVersion/build/include
      Example:/lib/modules/2.6.32-71.el6.i686/build/include
    This is the Sign of Success! :)

     

    Installing VMWare Tools on Linux Mint 12 10
  7. VMWare Tools Troubleshootings
  8. Finally to Enable VMWare Tools without Logout
    /usr/bin/vmware-user
  9. VMware-Tools Installation Guides for Other Linux Distros:

    How-to Install the VMWare Tools on Linux Distros
    You Find the VMWare Tools Installation Video on Youtube at: How-to Install the VMWare Tools on Oracle Linux 6
Good Luck with VMWare and Oracle Linux :)