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Install vmware tools from vSphere via script
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| #!/bin/sh | |
| # This script installs VMWare Tools on Ubuntu | |
| # Although untested this should work on any distro that uses apt as a package manager. | |
| # | |
| # First open vSphere Client, right-click on this host | |
| # Then choose [Guest] -> [Install VMWare Tools]. | |
| # Select Interactive Tools Upgrade and press ok then re-run this script. | |
| # | |
| apt-get install -y build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r` psmisc | |
| mkdir -p /media/cdrom | |
| mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom && tar xvf /media/cdrom/VMwareTools-*.tar.gz -C /tmp/ | |
| /tmp/vmware-tools*/vmware-install.pl -d | |
| rm -r /tmp/vmware-tools-* |
If you find that you don't have a /dev/cdrom then you may have a cdrom1 or such... you can modify the script above or link a cdrom to the proper location ie: ( ln -s /dev/sr0 /dev/cdrom )... the correct location can be seen form ls -l /dev and noticing where the cdrom1 or other reference links to
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To download and execute the script in one shot use (as root):
wget https://gist.github.com/joshaven/6346527/raw/19f833274aa3dba231701f9ceb3d9a8eaef8128d/install-vmware-tools.sh -O - | sh