Tuesday, June 18, 2013

How-to Install VMWare Tools on Linux Sabayon 13 Xfce Step-by-Step Easy Visual-Guide

The Tutorial Show Step-by-Step How-to Install the VMWare Tools for Linux Sabayon 13 Xfce i386/Amd64 Desktop.

You need to know that the VMWare Tools Installed and Working will Grant you a More Pleasant Journey with Sabayon 13 Xfce 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.

Sabayon on VMWare

For Sabayon 13.08+ Best to Follow the New Guide Here:

How-to Install VMware-Tools on Sabayon 13.08






  1. 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.

  2. Open File-Manager Select the VMWareTools CD
    Sabayon 13 Xfce VMWare Tools - Open Archive
  3. Double-Click on Archive and Extract Into $HOME Directory
    Sabayon 13 Xfce VMWare Tools - Extraction
  4. Open Terminal Window
    Linux Sabayon 13 Xfce Open Terminal
  5. Installing Latest Gcc
    su
    equo update
    equo install entropy

    Search for the Available Packages:

    equo search gcc

    Install Latest GCC:

    equo install --ask sys-devel/gcc-4.<X.Y>
  6. Install Sabayon Kernel Headers
    equo install --ask sabayon-sources
  7. How-to Create the Needed VMWare-Tools Init Directories

    Making rc0d-rc6d Directories
  8. To Get Enabled the Shared Folders Apply Patch:

    VMWare-Tools Patch
  9. VMWare Tools Installation:
    equo install xf86-video-vmware
    su <myUser>
    cd $HOME/vmware*
    su -c "./vmware-install.pl"

    In Case you Got "not a valid path" for linux-headers Look:

    Solve Kernel-Headers Not Valid Path

    This is the Sign of Success! :)

    Installing VMWare Tools Success
  10. After to Enable VMWare Tools Logout and
    Login Again
  11. VMware-Tools Installation Guides for Other Linux Distros:

    How-to Install the VMWare Tools on Linux Distros