Comments on: How To Install VMware Tools on Ubuntu Guests http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/10/02/how-to-install-vmware-tools-on-ubuntu-guests/ Enhancing your Ubuntu experience! Fri, 11 May 2012 05:04:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Andrew http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/10/02/how-to-install-vmware-tools-on-ubuntu-guests/#comment-12158 Andrew Thu, 28 Oct 2010 06:02:26 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=458#comment-12158 For the people who suffered "Unable to stop services for VMware Tools" "Execution aborted" 1. Execute this sudo aptitude install build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r) 2. Restart VMWare (this is important) 3. sudo install the VMWare tool as mentioned 4. If it fails goto step 2. Somehow after a few iteration I got my VMWare tools installed. For the people who suffered
“Unable to stop services for VMware Tools” “Execution aborted”

1. Execute this
sudo aptitude install build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r)
2. Restart VMWare (this is important)
3. sudo install the VMWare tool as mentioned
4. If it fails goto step 2.

Somehow after a few iteration I got my VMWare tools installed.

]]> By: conan http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/10/02/how-to-install-vmware-tools-on-ubuntu-guests/#comment-10714 conan Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:46:57 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=458#comment-10714 Thank you very much! It works perfectly!! ^__^ Thank you very much! It works perfectly!! ^__^

]]> By: Greg http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/10/02/how-to-install-vmware-tools-on-ubuntu-guests/#comment-9994 Greg Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:17:35 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=458#comment-9994 Thanks!!!!!!! Thanks!!!!!!!

]]> By: Battousay http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/10/02/how-to-install-vmware-tools-on-ubuntu-guests/#comment-9466 Battousay Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:08:49 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=458#comment-9466 ohhhh man thank you! I´m new in the Linux world and don´t you know the dificult for me. this is the one place that I found something important about. thank you! ohhhh man thank you! I´m new in the Linux world and don´t you know the dificult for me.
this is the one place that I found something important about. thank you!

]]> By: macmend http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/10/02/how-to-install-vmware-tools-on-ubuntu-guests/#comment-8238 macmend Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:02:44 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=458#comment-8238 Thank you for taking the time to present this, I found it very helpful and now have ubuntu and vm tools working prefectly Thank you for taking the time to present this, I found it very helpful and now have ubuntu and vm tools working prefectly

]]> By: klitos http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/10/02/how-to-install-vmware-tools-on-ubuntu-guests/#comment-7965 klitos Sun, 01 Mar 2009 21:47:23 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=458#comment-7965 friend me sale esto A previous installation of VMware software has been detected. The previous installation was made by the tar installer (version 3). Keeping the tar3 installer database format. Error: Unable to execute "/usr/bin/vmware-tools-distrib/vmware-uninstall-tools.pl. Failure Execution aborted. helpme friend me sale esto
A previous installation of VMware software has been detected.

The previous installation was made by the tar installer (version 3).

Keeping the tar3 installer database format.

Error: Unable to execute “/usr/bin/vmware-tools-distrib/vmware-uninstall-tools.pl.

Failure

Execution aborted.
helpme

]]> By: glade http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/10/02/how-to-install-vmware-tools-on-ubuntu-guests/#comment-7836 glade Tue, 10 Feb 2009 07:40:00 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=458#comment-7836 I used "sudo aptitude install linux-headers-2.6.27-7-generic" which installed the headers. Then I supplied "/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.27.7-generic/include" to the vmware tools install script. Seems to be working. I used “sudo aptitude install linux-headers-2.6.27-7-generic” which installed the headers.

Then I supplied “/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.27.7-generic/include” to the vmware tools install script.

Seems to be working.

]]> By: Anu http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/10/02/how-to-install-vmware-tools-on-ubuntu-guests/#comment-7463 Anu Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:23:53 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=458#comment-7463 This information is usable for installing vmware tool in ubuntu guest I have Ubuntu 8.10 as guest using vmware server 1.0.7 on host os windows xp. I had installed vmware tool but i found problem as : Stopping VMware Tools services in the virtual machine: Guest operating system daemon:-ne done Trying to find a suitable vmhgfs module for your running kernel. None of the pre-built vmhgfs modules for VMware Tools is suitable for your running kernel. Do you want this program to try to build the vmhgfs module for your system (you need to have a C compiler installed on your system)? [yes] y Using compiler "/usr/bin/gcc". Use environment variable CC to override. What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include] The path "/usr/src/linux/include" is not an existing directory I used "/usr/scr/2.6.27-7-generic/include", but still it rises the same error. How this problem is solved? I will be very thankful if this problem is solved. This information is usable for installing vmware tool in ubuntu guest
I have Ubuntu 8.10 as guest using vmware server 1.0.7 on host os windows xp.
I had installed vmware tool but i found problem as :
Stopping VMware Tools services in the virtual machine:
Guest operating system daemon:-ne done

Trying to find a suitable vmhgfs module for your running kernel.

None of the pre-built vmhgfs modules for VMware Tools is suitable for your
running kernel. Do you want this program to try to build the vmhgfs module for
your system (you need to have a C compiler installed on your system)? [yes] y

Using compiler “/usr/bin/gcc”. Use environment variable CC to override.

What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include]

The path “/usr/src/linux/include” is not an existing directory

I used “/usr/scr/2.6.27-7-generic/include”, but still it rises the same error.

How this problem is solved?

I will be very thankful if this problem is solved.

]]> By: cheeseMerchant http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/10/02/how-to-install-vmware-tools-on-ubuntu-guests/#comment-7023 cheeseMerchant Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:39:16 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=458#comment-7023 VMware Tools as released as part of the products supports certain kernel versions of the various linuces, but very often not the one you have (thanks, Murphy). If you are not faint of heart you can check out the Open VM Tools project on SourceForge for source that may support your system. You'll need to build it separately from VMware Tools and then insert the modules into the VMware Tools distribution, and then install it (essentially patch the VMwareTools distribution). If you check the manifest in the .tar.gz for your flavour and kernel version in the precompiled binaries you can find out if your system will work without rebuilding. That case would be a one-click install. Good luck... VMware Tools as released as part of the products supports certain kernel versions of the various linuces, but very often not the one you have (thanks, Murphy). If you are not faint of heart you can check out the Open VM Tools project on SourceForge for source that may support your system. You’ll need to build it separately from VMware Tools and then insert the modules into the VMware Tools distribution, and then install it (essentially patch the VMwareTools distribution).
If you check the manifest in the .tar.gz for your flavour and kernel version in the precompiled binaries you can find out if your system will work without rebuilding. That case would be a one-click install.
Good luck…

]]> By: Raymond http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/10/02/how-to-install-vmware-tools-on-ubuntu-guests/#comment-5823 Raymond Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:34:32 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=458#comment-5823 Just a note... My ubuntu server didn't mount the vmware tools image automatically. I had to mount /dev/cdrom containing the vmware tools manually. Just a note… My ubuntu server didn’t mount the vmware tools image automatically. I had to mount /dev/cdrom containing the vmware tools manually.

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