How do I upgrade to Open VMware tools?

1. If the VM has a GUI (X11, and so on), install or upgrade open-vm-tools-desktop: sudo yum install open-vm-tools-desktop.
2. Otherwise, install open-vm-tools: sudo yum install open-vm-tools.

How do I run VMware tools in Linux?

VMware Tools for Linux Guests

1. Choose VM > Install VMware Tools.
2. Double-click the VMware Tools CD icon on the desktop.
3. Double-click the RPM installer in the root of the CD-ROM.
4. Enter the root password.
5. Click Continue.
6. Click Continue when the installer presents a dialog box saying Completed System Preparation.

How do I know if VMware tools is installed Linux?

To check which version of VMware Tools is installed on an x86 Linux VM

1. Open Terminal.
2. Enter the following command to display the VMware Tools information in Terminal: vmware-toolbox-cmd -v. If VMware Tools isn’t installed, a message displays to indicate this.

How do I upgrade VMware tools in Linux?

Procedure. Select the menu command to mount the VMware Tools virtual disc on the guest operating system. Right-click the virtual machine and select All vCenter Actions > Guest OS > Install/Upgrade VMware Tools.

Should I update VMware tools?

Following the vCenter Server and vSphere host upgrades it is always recommended that you have a plan for upgrading the VMware Tools running inside your virtual machines. Note: Although upgrading VMware Tools is optional, it is still highly recommended.

How do I upgrade VMware tools in Linux virtual machine?

What are VMware tools for Linux?

VMware Tools is a suite of utilities that enhances the performance of the virtual machines guest operating system and improves management of the virtual machine. Without VMware Tools installed in your guest operating system, guest performance lacks important functionality.

What does VMware tools update?

VMware Tools is a suite of utilities that enhances the performance of the virtual machine’s guest operating system and improves management of the virtual machine. Although the guest operating system can run without VMware Tools, many VMware features are not available until you install VMware Tools.

Should I use open VM tools or VMware tools?

In a nutshell: if a Linux distribution provides open-vm-tools from the distribution’s standard repository and that distribution/release is supported by VMware, VMware supports and actually prefers you to use that. For older releases that don’t include open-vm-tools just use vmware-tools just as before.