ceccillia

If you cant change resolution of your guest linux vm and you are using vmware workstation, follow this steps:

1. "Virtual Machine Settings -> Display -> Monitors" set your resolution in "Maximum resolution of any one monitor just editing line
2. Log in your vm and open terminal:

this shows your preferences for expected resolution

cvt 2560 1440
bash > 2560x1440 59.96 Hz (CVT 3.69M9) hsync: 89.52 kHz; pclk: 312.25 MHz
Modeline "2560x1440_60.00"  312.25  2560 2752 3024 3488  1440 1443 1448 1493 -hsync +vsync

ceccillia

If you have problems with: Drag and drop Copy and paste Keyboard input lag And you are using vmware workstation 17.x with linx guest:

1. Make sure you are set setting "Enable drag and drop" and "Enable copy and paste" in "Virtual Machine Settings -> Options -> Guest Isolation"
2. Make sure you have this lines in .vmx file of your VM:

keyboard.vusb.enable = "TRUE"