VMware Tools on CentOS 6.5 Minimal
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#VMware Tools on CentOS 6.5 Minimal
The purpose of this guide is provide instructions for installing vmware tools for CentOS 6.5 Minimal.
##Install repository keys
# rpm --import http://packages.vmware.com/tools/keys/VMWARE-PACKAGING-GPG-DSA-KEY.pub
# rpm --import http://packages.vmware.com/tools/keys/VMWARE-PACKAGING-GPG-RSA-KEY.pub
##Create repository file
echo -e "[vmware-tools]\nname=VMware Tools\nbaseurl=http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/5.5latest/rhel6/\$basearch\nenabled=1\ngpgcheck=1" > /etc/yum.repos.d/vmware-tools.repo
Using cat, you can review the results
# cat /etc/yum.repos.d/vmware-tools.repo
[vmware-tools]
name=VMware Tools
baseurl=http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/5.5latest/rhel6/$basearch
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
##Install VMware Tools
# yum -y install vmware-tools-esx-nox
alternatively, if using xorg's desktop GUI
# yum -y install vmware-tools-esx
##Done! Reboot the system to utilize the new drivers.
# reboot