Install Open VM Tools
Ubuntu, Debian, and Related OSes:
Ensure that the package index is updated:
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sudo apt-get update |
If the VM has a GUI (X11, and so on), install or upgrade open-vm-tools-desktop:
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sudo apt-get install open-vm-tools-desktop |
Otherwise, use the command to install open-vm-tools:
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sudo apt-get install open-vm-tools |
RHEL, Fedora and CentOS:
If the VM has a GUI (X11, and so on), install or upgrade open-vm-tools-desktop:
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sudo yum install open-vm-tools-desktop |
Otherwise, install open-vm-tools:
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sudo yum install open-vm-tools |
SLE and OpenSuSE:
If the VM has a GUI (X11, and so on), install or upgrade open-vm-tools-desktop:
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zypper install open-vm-tools-desktop |
Otherwise, install open-vm-tools:
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zypper install open-vm-tools |