Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Linux Slackware 14 KDE4 Desktop 32/64bit How-to Install VMware-Tools Step-by-Step Easy Visual-Guide

How-to Install the VMWare Tools on Linux Slackware 14 KDE4 i686/x8664 Desktop, the Step-by-Step Simple Complete Visual-Guide Tutorial.

At this Time You Need to Manually Download the VMWare-Tools for Linux Slackware 14 because the Repository is still Unavailable.

You need to know that the VMWare Tools Installed and Working will Grant you a More Pleasant Journey with Linux Slackware 14 KDE4 Desktop on the VMWare Virtual Machine

With the VMWare Tools Installed you Can Custom Easy-Resizing the Screen Just Dragging and More your Guest will Dispose Also of Shared Folders to Easy Exchanging Files with the Host System!

Just Take the Time of Carefully Looking, Reading and Following the Detailed Instructions and Commands Contained in this Guide.

Linux Mint on VMWare
  1. Start the Process of Downloading and Mounting the VMWare Tools CD with:
    • VMWare Fusion

      Virtual Machine >> Install VMWare Tools

    • VMWare Workstation

      VM >> Install VMWare Tools

    May be you will need to Wait Until VMWare has Provided to Downloading and Mounting the VMWare Tools CD. If the Window with the VMWare Tools Do Not Appear you will Need to Manually Disconnect the CD/DVD in: Virtual Machines >> CD/DVD(IDE) >> Disconnect CD/DVD And just Re-Starting the VMWare Tools Installation...
  2. Open Dolphin File Manager Installing Parallels Tools on Linux Chakra KDE 4 - Open on Dolphin File Manager
  3. Double-Click on VMware-Tools tar.gz Archive

    Or Right-Click Open with Ark

    KDE4 Dolphin File-Manager Extracting VMware-Tools tar.gz Archive
  4. Extract Into /tmp Directory
    KDE4 Extract VMware-Tools tar.gz Archive
  5. Open Terminal Window
    Linux Kde4 Open Terminal
  6. To Get Enabled the Shared Folders Apply Patch:

    VMWare-Tools Patch
  7. VMWare Tools Installation:
    cd /tmp/vmware*
    su -c "./vmware-install.pl"
    Follow to Accept All the Default Proposed Settings...
  8. VMware-Tools Unable to Create Symlink /etc/pam.d/vmtoolsd Look:

    VMware-Tools Troubleshooting
    After a little while the installation should complete successfully :)

    But if Instead you Get: Unable to Create Symlink /etc/pam.d/vmtoolsd

    Then Consult Troubleshooting...

    VMWare Tools Troubleshootings
  9. This is the Sign of Success! Congratulations :)
    Install VMWare Tools on Debian Wheezy 6
  10. Now to Enable VMWare Tools without Logout
    /usr/bin/vmware-user
  11. VMware-Tools Installation Guides for Other Linux Distros:

    How-to Install the VMWare Tools on Linux Distros