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lyric0n
July 29th, 2008, 12:21 PM
Hi,

I am running Ubuntu w/ VMWare 1.06 and have multiple Ubuntu Server VM's...I would like to install VMware Tools, but when I select the option nothing happens and the install doesn't go through.

Does anyone know what I should do to make this happen?

Thanks,
Chris
fjgaude
July 29th, 2008, 01:56 PM
What are the VMs: Windows, Linux, Unix?
lyric0n
July 29th, 2008, 02:18 PM
The VM's at Ubuntu Server 8.04.
fjgaude
July 29th, 2008, 03:36 PM
Could be there are not tools for 8.04 server... anyone know?
KatBuntu
July 30th, 2008, 03:56 AM
You have to mount the VMware tools CD image, by selecting "Install VMware Tools" from the VMware server menu. It will automatically disconect any CD device you have working, and the VMware tools image CD will be set on the virtual CD device.
You have to mount it and copy the binaries to your root or /usr directory, and simply run them.