The Tutorial Show Step-by-Step How-to Install the VMWare Tools for Linux Sabayon 10 Gnome3 i386/Amd64 Desktop.
You need to know that the VMWare Tools Installed and Working will Grant you a More Pleasant Journey with Sabayon 10 Gnome3 Desktop on VMWare...
With the VMWare Tools Installed you will Dispose Also of Shared Folders to Easy Exchange Files with the Host System!
You Find Detailed VMWare Installation Troubleshooting 2 the Post Bottom.
Just Take the Time of Carefully Looking, Reading and Following the Detailed Instructions and Commands Contained in this Guide.
- Start the VMWare Tools Installation:
Virtual Machine > Install VMWare Tools
If the VMWare Tools are Not Already on your Hard Drive you Should Wait Until the Archive is Downloaded from VMWare Update Server...
Before to Start the Installation you Need to have the CDRom Unmounted... If Not the Window Containing the Tools will Not Pop-Up. If you Need to Unmount/Eject the CDRom go to Places, Open a Window and Eject the CDRom.
- Open File-Manager Select the VMWareTools CD and Double-Click on the VMWareTools Archive
- Double-Click on Archive and Extract Into /tmp Directory
- Open Terminal Window
- Installing Sabayon Kernel Headers
su
equo update
equo install entropy
equo install --ask sabayon-sources
- How-to Create the Needed VMWare-Tools Init Directories
- Installing VMWare Tools:
- Access the Target Directory
cd /tmp/vmware*
To Get Enabled the Shared Folders Apply Patch:
- Execute Installation Script
./vmware-install.pl
Follow to Accept All Default Proposed Settings...VMWare-Tools Troubleshooting Execution Aborted
This is the Sign of Success! :)
But if Instead you Get Some Errors Look to the this Troubleshooting Guides:
- Access the Target Directory
- After to Enable VMWare Tools Logout and Login Again
