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1. #UBUNTU VMWARE IMAGE 14.04 HOW TO#
2. #UBUNTU VMWARE IMAGE 14.04 INSTALL#
3. #UBUNTU VMWARE IMAGE 14.04 DRIVERS#
4. #UBUNTU VMWARE IMAGE 14.04 ARCHIVE#
5. #UBUNTU VMWARE IMAGE 14.04 SOFTWARE#

Open a terminal window, and run the following commands.ĭuring, choose the default answers to everything (just hit the key).

#UBUNTU VMWARE IMAGE 14.04 ARCHIVE#

# You can extract with archive manager, right click on the archive and extract. Sudo cp /media/cdrom/VMwareTools*.tar.gz ~/Desktop If the cdrom was not automatically mounted, mount the cdrom (in your guest OS) by doing # make a mount point if needed : In the File Browser that pops up, right-click the VMwareTools*.tar.gz file and extract to the Desktop. You should see a mounted CD image show up on the desktop. They are listed here in case you have made kernel modifications.įrom the VMware menu, choose VM->Install VMware Tools. NOTE: linux-headers- uname -r is not required on a default build as these headers already exist.

#UBUNTU VMWARE IMAGE 14.04 INSTALL#

Sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r` psmisc Start up a terminal window and do the following to ensure that you have the required packages for building VMware Tools or your kernel. Instead, it bypasses dpkg and writes files directly to your system. Warning: This install method does not use Ubuntu packages. However, the vmmemctl module should always be loaded. Kernel modules are only loaded for the virtual devices being used. # Verify that the required kernel modules load properly. Verify the succesful installation # Verify that the VMware Tools daemon, vmtoolsd, is running. Sudo apt-get install linux-headers-virtual # Some versions may require kernel headers # Or for server and headless installations Sudo apt-get install vmware-tools-esx-nox # Then for desktop VMs or those that need graphics support # For example: vmware-tools-esx-kmods-2.6.32-21-generic # Where kernel_release is the kernel release and type returned by the uname -r command. To install do: sudo apt-get install vmware-tools-esx-kmods-kernel_release You'll need to manually delete the deb-src entry for "", which should be at the bottom of your /etc/apt/sources.list file. Note: using apt-add-repository will also add an entry for sources, which are not available in the vmware repository. # these packages should be compatible with all VMware servers, including the ESX 4 to vSphere ESXi 6.5. # (The above links to the latest builds of VMware-tools however, Precise: apt-add-repository 'deb precise main' Oneiric: apt-add-repository 'deb oneiric main' Natty: apt-add-repository 'deb natty main' To add the repository do: Lucid: apt-add-repository 'deb lucid main' For this reason, if you are still in need of a legacy Ubuntu VM, installation from VMware's repository is recommended.

#UBUNTU VMWARE IMAGE 14.04 DRIVERS#

However, these versions are very out of date and may not have the drivers for newer versions of ESXi and VMware Workstation / Player / Fusion. The package open-vm-tools is available in the multiverse repository for releases 10.04 to 12.04. Installing from Operating System Specific Packages (OSPs) on Lucid Lynx 10.04 to Precise Pangolin 12.04 For anything older, please consult VMware's installation guide. Instructions for 10.04 to 12.04 are listed below. Given the nature of virtualization, there may be a need for continued usage of very old versions of Ubuntu. If you are on Trusty after upgrading from an older release, you may need to use open-vm-tools-lts-trusty-desktop instead. # For desktop:Īpt-get install open-vm-tools open-vm-tools-desktop Packages are available in the main repository since 14.04. Open-vm-tools is the recommended method of installing VMware tools on Ubuntu. Installing from Ubuntu package open-vm-tools on Trusty Tahr 14.04 and later VMware recommends users to use open-vm-tools on Linux, including Ubuntu.

#UBUNTU VMWARE IMAGE 14.04 HOW TO#

This page explains how to install the VMware Tools on an Ubuntu guest VM.

#UBUNTU VMWARE IMAGE 14.04 SOFTWARE#

The VMware Tools are software installed on a guest VM for improving performance when running on a VMware/Esx, VMware/Player, VMware/Server or VMware/Workstation host.