Install VMWare Tools: Linux OpenSUSE 13 Milestone KDE4 Desktop How-to Install VMware-Tools Step-by-Step Easy Visual-Guide

Monday, August 26, 2013

Linux OpenSUSE 13 Milestone KDE4 Desktop How-to Install VMware-Tools Step-by-Step Easy Visual-Guide

The Tutorial Show How-to Install the VMWare Tools on Linux OpenSUSE 13 Milestone KDE4 32/64bit Desktop.

You need to know that the VMWare Tools Installed and Working will Grant you a More Pleasant Journey with Linux OpenSUSE on the VMWare Virtual Machine

With the VMWare Tools Installed you Can Custom Easy-Resizing the Screen Just Dragging and More your Guest will Dispose Also of Shared Folders to Easy Exchanging Files with the Host System!

Just Take the Time of Carefully Looking, Reading and Following the Detailed Instructions and Commands Contained in this Guide.

Link to VMWare Tools Installation Troubleshooting to the Post Bottom.

Open Terminal Window
Check if Kernel's Sources are already in your System:
- Get your Kernel's Version:
```
uname -r
```
  Take a Note of the the first 4 digit's dot separated groups of your Kernel: x.y.z.k
- Check if Kernel's Sources are already present on you System
```
ls /usr/src
```
  Look inside the output if you Find a directory than is matching the noted x.y.z.k
  Example: If your Kernel is 2.6.31.5-0.1-desktop lookup for a 2.6.31.5 directory.
If the Kernel sources are Already present Go to point 7
Updating the OpenSUSE Kernel
```
su 
```
```
zypper up kernel-desktop
```
```
reboot
```
Installing the OpenSUSE Kernel Sources
```
zypper in kernel-source
```
Installing the GCC Compiler
```
zypper in gcc
```
After your system should be Ready for VMware Tools installation.:)
Start the Process of Downloading and Mounting the VMWare Tools CD with:
Virtual Machine >> Install VMWare Tools
You need to Wait Until VMWare has Provided to Downloading and Mounting the VMWare Tools CD.
If after Download the Window with the VMWare Tools Do Not Appear you will Need to Manually Disconnect the CD/DVD in:
Virtual Machines >> CD/DVD(IDE) >> Disconnect CD/DVD
and after Re-Starting the VMWare Tools Installation...
Open Dolphin File Manager
Right-Click on the VMWare-Tools Archive and Select Extract Archive to...
Browser for the /tmp Directory as Destination.
To Get Enabled the Shared Folders Apply Patch:

VMWare-Tools Patch

Contains Easy-Patch+Instructions 4 VMWareTools Installation on Linux Distros.
VMWare Tools Installation:
```
cd /tmp/vmware*
```
```
./vmware-install.pl
```
Follow to Accept All the Default Proposed Settings... In Case you Got "not a valid path" for linux-headers Look:

Solve Kernel-Headers Not Valid Path

Linux VMWare Tools Installation Kernel Headers Already Installed but Got "not a valid path".

This is the Sign of Success! :)