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14 changes: 6 additions & 8 deletions docs/guides/virtualization/vmware_tools.md
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title: VMware Tools Installation
title: VMware Tools Installation
author: Emre Camalan
contributors: Steven Spencer, Ganna Zhyrnova
tested_with: 8.9, 9.3
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# VMware tools installation

VMware Tools is a suite of utilities that enhances the performance and management of virtual machines (VMs) running on VMware virtualization platforms such as VMware vSphere, VMware Workstation, and VMware Fusion. VMware tools improve the interaction between the guest operating system and the host environment.
VMware Tools is a suite of utilities that enhances the performance and management of virtual machines (VMs) running on VMware virtualization platforms such as VMware vSphere, VMware Workstation, and VMware Fusion. VMware tools improve the interaction between the guest operating system and the host environment.

## Prerequisites and assumptions

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Right-click VM in the virtual machine menu, then click Guest > Install/Upgrade VMware Tools.

> VM Tab => Select Install Vmware Tools
> VM Tab => Select Install VMware Tools

Mounting Vmware Tools CDROM complete.
Mounting VMware Tools CDROM complete.

### Mounting VMware tools from the command-line

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## Installing VMware tools

Copy the Vmware tools gzip file to local `/tmp` directory with this command:
Copy the VMware tools gzip file to local `/tmp` directory with this command:

```bash
cp /mnt/cdrom/VMwareTools-10.3.23-16594550.tar.gz /tmp/
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vmware-tools-distrib/doc/open_source_licenses.txt
vmware-tools-distrib/doc/README
vmware-tools-distrib/vmware-install.pl

```

!!! Warning
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!!! Warning

Be carefull changing the default init script directory which should be `/etc/init.d/`.
Be careful changing the default init script directory which should be `/etc/init.d/`.

>What is the directory that contains the init directories (rc0.d/ to rc6.d/)?
>[/etc] /etc/init.d
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sudo cd /tmp/vmware-tools-distrib/
sudo ./vmware-install.pl

A previous installation of VMware Tools has been detected.
A previous installation of VMware Tools has been detected.

The previous installation was made by the tar installer (version 4).
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