Install VMware tools on Ubuntu

7 09 2011

1) Start the virtualization program and start installing a new machine with Ubuntu.

2) After installation run the terminal and type the following command line:

sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r)

3) Select from the menu Vmware: “Install VMware Tools” and copy the file “vmwaretools-*.tar.gz”on your machine.

4) Extract the contents of the file “vmwaretools-*.tar.gz” with the command:

tar zxf vmwaretools-*.tar.gz

5) Move into the folder “vmware-tools-distrib” and start the installation with the command

sudo ./vmware-install.pl

6) Confirm all defaults values pressing “Enter”.

7) Reboot the virtual machine: installation has finished!





VMware Workstation “Error: Failed to lock the file”

2 03 2011

VMware potrebbe non avviare la vostra virtual machine restituendovi questo errore:

“Cannot open the disk … Error: Failed to lock the file”

Dovete recarvi nella directory della vostra virtual machine e cancellare tutte le directory che terminano con:

.lck

La vostra vm si avvierà senza errori.

 








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