VMware Tools | TurnKey GNU/Linux

Hi,

Can you install VMware tools on core appliance and if so - how?

Thanks a bunch.

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Take a look at this thread

Reply 1 2009-09-29

Take a look at this thread.

Thanks Hans, I get this

Reply 2 2009-10-23

Thanks Hans,

I get this straignt away:

E: Couldn't find package build-essential

I am using the CORE install.

For ESX you need to do

Reply 3 2009-10-06

For ESX you need to do (sys=ssh prompt, VM=ESX console):

sys : apt-get install build-essential gcc gnupg

sys : apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r`

VM : Guest -> install vmtools cd

sys : mount /dev/cdrom /mnt

sys : cp /mnt/VM*tar.gz /tmp

sys : cd /tmp; tar -xzf VM*tar.gz; rm VM*tar.gz; cd vm*distrib ; ./vmware-install.pl

use for all questions the default.

VM: deinstall vmtools cd

sys : reboot

On the console you will see the vmware tools being started.

Alon looked into that...

Reply 4 2009-12-14

I talked to him about this a few days ago. He looked and it and we decided not to add VirtualBox tools because the benefits aren't worth the extra complexity it adds to the appliance.

What about Virtualbox tools?

Reply 5 2009-10-29

Could they be included in future releases too?

New VM builds include VMware tools

Reply 6 2009-10-26

I'd just like to point out that the new VM build contains a lightweight version of VMWare tools. Check it out. Tip: currently, you'll want to use VMWare's OVF conversion tool since there seems to be an issue with using the VMDK as-is. I'm working on that.