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.
For Sabayon 13.08+ Best to Follow the New Guide Here:
How-to Install VMware-Tools on Sabayon 13.08
- 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
- Double-Click on Archive and Extract Into $HOME Directory
- Open Terminal Window
- 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>
- Install Sabayon Kernel Headers
equo install --ask sabayon-sources
- How-to Create the Needed VMWare-Tools Init Directories
To Get Enabled the Shared Folders Apply Patch:
- 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 PathThis is the Sign of Success! :)
- After to Enable VMWare Tools Logout and
Login Again
