sabato 15 giugno 2013

How-to Install the VMWare Tools for Linux Mageia Linux Easy Guide

This Simple and Clear Visual Tutorial Show How-to Install the VMWare Tools on Linux Mageia 1, 2, 3 and Chauldron i686/x8664 Desktop.

You need to know that the VMWare Tools Installed and Working will Grant you a More Pleasant Journey with Linux Mageia 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.

Install VMWare Tools Mageia Linux
  1. Start the VMWare Tools Installation: How-to Install VMWare Tools on Mageia 1 Visually 1
  2. After you Confirmed the Installation the Media Containing the VMWare Tools Media should Load: How-to Install VMWare Tools on Mageia 1 Visually 2
  3. Drag the VMWare Tools Archive on the Desktop: How-to Install VMWare Tools on Mageia 1 Visually 3
  4. Double-Click on the Archive to Decompress it: How-to Install VMWare Tools on Mageia 1 Visually 4
  5. Extract into /tmp Folder: How-to Install VMWare Tools on Mageia 1 Visually 5
  6. Now to Follow with the Installation you will Need to Install some Packages and Use Some Mageia RPMs! Here we suppose you Have the Media Containing the Mageia 1 Distribution... If Not, you will Need to Make a Setup for Enabling the Remote Mageia Repositories.
  7. Loading the Media Containing the Mageia Distribution: How-to Install VMWare Tools on Mageia 1 Visually 6
  8. Open a Terminal (Here Konsole:) Command Window: How-to Install VMWare Tools on Mageia 1 Visually 7
  9. Often a Linux System Presents Multiples Kernels so you will Need to Know What Kernel Version you are Using.
  10. Take-Note of your Kernel Version:
    uname -rs
  11. Install Prerequisite Packages:
    su
    urpmi gcc
    urpmi  kernel-devel
    If you System Presents Multiples Kernels you will be Asked for the Kernel Actually in Use.

    if Urpmi Do Not Work then SetUp the Mageia Urpmi Repositories:

    Mageia Repositories SetUp
  12. VMWare Tools Installation:
    • Access the Target Directory
      cd /tmp/vmware*
    • Execute Installation Script
      ./vmware-install.pl
      Follow to Accept All the Default Proposed Settings...

      In Case you Got "is not a valid path" for linux-headers Look:

      Solve Kernel-Headers Not Valid Path
    This is the Sign of Success! :)

     

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

    How-to Install the VMWare Tools on Linux Distros