Detailed steps and introduction to installing Open VM Tools under Ubuntu system

I previously posted an article about installing VMwaretools tools under Ubuntu system.

See related documents: vmware virtual machine system Ubuntu installation vmwaretools tool

I found the following tips through careful netizen tips. Go to the official website to check the introduction of Open-vm-tools

OpenVMTools (open-vm-tools) is an open source implementation of VMwareTools for Linux guest operating systems. VMware provides Operating System Specific Packages (OSP) as the packaging and distribution mechanism for VMwareTools. Officials have approved relevant tools. You can then install the OpenVMTools.

The following will introduce how to install OpenVMTools to replace VMwaretools. This toolkit supports multiple linuxvm virtual machines to install linuxlinux community. Here we take the Ubuntu virtual machine system as an example for installation.

Use the shortcut keys Ctrl+Alt+T to open the terminal of the Ubuntu system, enter the following command in the terminal command window vm virtual machine installation linux, and start the installation.

#sudoaptinstallopen-vm-tools

After a period of installation, the installation of Open-vm-tools is completed.

According to the previous tips, it is recommended to win the bid for linux, and also open-vm-tools-desktop (supports one-way drag and drop of files), and enter the following command in the terminal window to install.

#sudoaptinstallopen-vm-tools-desktop

Complete the above installation and restart the notebook. You can switch the keyboard between the virtual machine and the host smoothly.

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