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

Sunday, June 16, 2013

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.

Start Selecting Virtual Machine > Install VMware Tools Wait until the Installing Media has been Mounted on
Open a Terminal Window

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

Update the Kernel
```
yum update kernel
```
Then Reboot!
```
reboot
```
Install Needed Packages and Kernel-Headers
```
yum install gcc kernel-headers
```
VMWare Tools Installation:
- Access the Target Directory
```
cd /tmp/vmware*
```
- To Get Enabled Shared-Folders Apply Patch:
  
  VMWare-Tools Patch
  
  Contains Easy-Patch and Instructions for Get Enabled the VMWareTools Shared Folders on Linux Distros.
- 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! :)

VMWare Tools Troubleshootings

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 :)