Install VMware Tools on Ubuntu 8.04 or 9.10
Note: for 9.10 Jaunty, there is a bug (4/09 - see bottom note).
Upgrade current install:
$sudo apt-get update
$sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Reboot:
$sudo reboot
or
$sudo shutdown -r now
Switch to root. It's just easier since there's so many commands to enter. Sticklers continue with sudo...
$sudo su
Install VMware Tools
(Thank you VMware for open sourcing tools. Thank you community for packaging!)
#apt-get install open-vm-tools-lts-trusty
- or -
#apt-get install open-vm-tools
Network broken?
#modprobe pcnet32
#/etc/init.d/networking restart
Do kernel header prep:
#module-assistant prepare open-vm
#module-assistant auto-install open-vm
Set vmx NIC driver available on boot:
$echo vmxnet >> /etc/initramfs-tools/modules
or simply edit the modules file w/vi and add vmxnet to the end.
#update-initramfs -u
#reboot
That should be it watch for errors and confirm your network started at boot. If not, it didn't load the vmx NIC check for an error with the modprobe section above.
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Jaunty Bug Details / Steps:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/362579.
Download patch to /usr/src:
cd /usr/src
wget http://launchpadlibrarian.net/25819719/vmhgfs-2008-11-18-jaunty-lenny.diff
Run patch:
patch -p0 < vmhgfs-2008-11-18-jaunty-lenny.diff
Run module-assistant new way:
module-assistant --not-unpack auto-install open-vm
(note: that's a double dash in front of the word not)
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