How to solve the problem of installing VMware tools under VMware and the installation file not appearing

VMware tools provides great convenience for using VMware. So it is necessary to install VMware tools.

Due to experimental requirements, I need to install two operating systems under VMware (for Linux systems, using Ubuntu). After successfully installing the first one, I encountered a problem when installing VMware tools for the second Ubuntu. That is, I clicked: Virtual Machine -> Install VMware tools, and VMware tools was loaded in the CD/DVD, but there were no files in it.

Search for some solutions online, such as Settings->CD/DVD, and select your own system image (already selected) when using the ISO image file. I also tried reinstalling the system, but the problem still cannot be solved.

After several twists and turns, I finally found a solution, as follows:

(1) Find the linux.iso file in your virtual machine installation directory (if you can't find it, you can search for it directly);

(2) Copy this file to the iso file directory where you installed the system;

(3) Click Settings->CD/DVD(SATA), change the ISO image file to the linux.iso file you just copied (to the new folder), and click OK

(4) Click Install VMware Tools again, and the VMware Tools compressed package and related files will appear.

Next, install VMware tools

(1) Copy the compressed package in the folder in step 4 above to a file (optional, such as the desktop). Here I created a new folder (vmwaretools) under home, or you can directly right-click the compressed package -> Extract to (this will directly obtain the compressed vmware-tools-distrib file);

(2) If you do not choose to extract directly, decompress it: tar xzf /(this is the location where you copied the compressed package, you can view the location in the properties of the right-click compressed package)/VMwareTools-9.9.0-2304977.tar.gz (this is the name of the compressed package);

After decompression, generate: vmware-tools-distrib

(3) Open the file in the terminal: cd /.....(here is the location)/vmware-tools-distrib, and execute the installation command: sudo ./vmware-install.pl

Next, just press Enter and click yes.

Various pitfalls in VMware Tool installation

Problem 1: Installing/reinstalling VMware Tool in a virtual machine under VMware WorkStation is grayed out

Solution: VMware WorkStartion tab ---> Virtual Machine ---> Settings ---> CD/DVD Device Status in CD/DVD Check both options Use ISO image file in the connection option ----> Check and add the ISO file used when creating the virtual machine ---> Restart VMware WorkStation

Problem 2: Clickable and installed successfully but cannot be used

Solution:

1) sudo apt-get install open-vm-tools-desktop

No desktop version sudo apt-get install open-vm-tools

2) reboot

Question 3: Desktop adaptation after installing Ubuntu 18.04 virtual machine in VMware WorkStation / adaptation of command window without desktop

Solution: Click View ---> Auto-size ----> Auto-fit window

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