Install VMWare tools on CentOS

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[edit] Install VMWare Tools on CentOS - Minimal Install

Make sure you already have gcc installed. You can install it by running the command "yum install gcc"


  • Right click on the VM and select "install VMWare tools"
  • From the console (or SSH session, run the following commands)
  • mount /dev/cdrom
  • cp /media/cdrom/VM*.rpm /usr/src
  • umount /dev/cdrom
  • rpm -i /usr/src/VM*.rpm
  • /usr/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl (just hit enter all the way through)
  • /etc/init.d/network stop
  • rmmod pcnet32
  • rmmod vmxnet
  • depmod -a
  • modprobe vmxnet
  • /etc/init.d/network start
Done
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