原创 如何在ubuntu系统下安装vmware-tools

Ubuntu安装VMware Tools说简单不简单，说难也不难，下面列出Ubuntu安装VMware Tools的相关方法和代码。

VMware Tools位置:VMware的安装路径VMwareVMware Workstationlinux.iso

启动后按Esc选择recovery mode登陆.然后点击"虚拟机"→"安装VMware Tools".

[root@rd01 ~]# mount /cdrom

# 有时可能加载不了，这时就要先将系统关闭，再手动指定 ISO 映像:

[root@rd01 ~]# cd /cdrom

[root@rd01 ~]# ls -a

[root@rd01 ~]# cp VMwareTools-5.5.1-19175.tar.gz /tmp

[root@rd01 ~]# cd /tmp

[root@rd01 ~]# tar zxpf VMwareTools-5.5.1-19175.tar.gz

[root@rd01 ~]# cd vmware-tools-distrib

[root@rd01 vmware-tools-distrib]# ./vmware-install.pl

Creating a new installer database using the tar3 format.

Installing the content of the package.

# 安装过程的画面，全部使用默认值，一直按 Enter 就对了

In which directory do you want to install the binary files?

[/usr/bin]

What is the directory that contains the init directories (rc0.d/ to rc6.d/)?

[/etc/rc.d]

What is the directory that contains the init scripts?

[/etc/rc.d/init.d]

In which directory do you want to install the daemon files?

[/usr/sbin]

In which directory do you want to install the library files?

[/usr/lib/vmware-tools]

Thepath "/usr/lib/vmware-tools" does not exist currently. This programisgoingto create it, including needed parent directories. Is thiswhatyou want?

[yes]

In which directory do you want to install the documentation files?

[/usr/share/doc/vmware-tools]

Thepath "/usr/share/doc/vmware-tools" does not exist currently.Thisprogram isgoing to create it, including needed parent directories.Isthis what you want?

[yes]

The installation of VMware Tools 5.5.1 build-19175 for Linux completed

successfully. You can decide to remove this software from your system at any

time by invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-uninstall-tools.pl".

Before running VMware Tools for the first time, you need to configure it by

invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl". Do you want

this program to invoke the command for you now? [yes]

Stopping VMware Tools services in the virtual machine:

Guest operating system daemon: [ 确定 ]

Trying to find a suitable vmhgfs module for your running kernel.

The module bld-2.6.9-5.EL-i686-RHEL4 loads perfectly in the running kernel.

pcnet32 30153 0

Unloading pcnet32 module

Trying to find a suitable vmxnet module for your running kernel.

The module bld-2.6.9-5.EL-i686-RHEL4 loads perfectly in the running kernel.

Detected X.org version 6.8.

关闭控制台鼠标服务： [ 确定 ]

启动控制台鼠标服务： [ 确定 ]

Please choose one of the following display sizes (1 - 13):

# 显示分辨率，这里是以 1024x768 为例

# VMware Tools 安装的时候，会自动修改 X server 的配置文件

[1] "640x480"

[2]< "800x600"

[3] "1024x768"

[4] "1152x864"

[5] "1280x800"

[6] "1152x900"

[7] "1280x1024"

[8] "1376x1032"

[9] "1400x1050"

[10] "1680x1050"

[11] "1600x1200"

[12] "1920x1200"

[13] "2364x1773"

Please enter a number between 1 and 13:

[2] 3

X Window System Version 6.8.2

Release Date: 9 February 2005

X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.8.2

Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.9-34.EL i686 [ELF]

Current Operating System: Linux rd01.domain 2.6.9-34.EL #1 Wed Mar 8 00:07:35 CST 2006 i686

Build Date: 04 May 2006

Build Host: x8664-build.centos.org

Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.X.Org

to make sure that you have the latest version.

Module Loader present

OSKernel: Linux version 2.6.9-34.EL (buildcentos@build-i386) (gccversion3.4.5 20051201 (Red Hat 3.4.5-2)) #1 Wed Mar 8 00:07:35 CST 2006P

Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,

(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,

(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.

(++) Log file: "/tmp/vmware-config0/XF86ConfigLog.3131", Time: Mon Jun 12 20:57:34 2006

(++) Using config file: "/tmp/vmware-config0/XF86Config.3131"

(WW) VMWARE(0): Failed to set up write-combining range (0xf0000000,0x1000000)

X is running fine with the new config file.

Starting VMware Tools services in the virtual machine:

Switching to guest configuration: [ 确定 ]

Guest filesystem driver: [ 确定 ]

DMA setup: [ 确定 ]

Guest operating system daemon: [ 确定 ]

The configuration of VMware Tools 5.5.1 build-19175 for Linux for this running

kernel completed successfully.

You must restart your X session before any mouse or graphics changes take

effect.

You can now run VMware Tools by invoking the following command:

"/usr/bin/vmware-toolbox" during an XFree86 session.

To use the vmxnet driver, restart networking using the following commands:

/etc/init.d/network stop

rmmod pcnet32

rmmod vmxnet

depmod -a

modprobe vmxnet

/etc/init.d/network start

Enjoy,

--the VMware team

[root@rd01 vmware-tools-distrib]# shutdown -r now

# 修改完成之后，重新启动计算机，让VMware Tools 生效.

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重启后,你可能会发现还是要按"Ctrl+Alt"释放鼠标(VM6.0没这问题了),因为我用的是5.5.3,所以要手动执行才有效果.

通过终端运行VMware-Tools:

点击Ubuntu桌面左上角的Applications→附件→终端,会打开一个类似Windows中记事本的程序,在里面输入以下内容($是自带的,不用专门输入):

$ /usr/bin/vmware-toolbox

如果你嫌麻烦，我们就需要让vmware-toolbox实现开机自动运行。点击Ubuntu菜单：System→首选项→会话→Startup Programs，Add一个Name叫“vmware-toolbox”，Command是“/usr/bin/vmware-toolbox”的启动程序。这样每次开机后就能自动运行VMware Tools了。重启Ubuntu看看效果吧！（注意：vmware-toolbox并不是在后台隐藏运行的，启动后不要关闭）。

VMware Tools固然是个好东西，但也有副作用，比如说：虚拟机中的鼠标的滚轮不好使了。我们这样解决这个问题，还是打开终端，输入：

$ sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

这个命令使系统以root权限打开鼠标配置文件/etc/X11/xorg.conf。把文件中的

Option “Protocol” “ps/2”

改成

Option “Protocol” “IMPS/2”

重启Ubuntu搞定。

ps:没有必要在recovery mode模式下安装，可以进入系统后，在终端输入：sudo su，来获得root权限。剩下的都一样。