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Installing VMWare Tools in Fedora

  • 1.  Installing VMWare Tools in Fedora

    Posted Nov 19, 2009 03:22 AM

    Hello!

    I just installed Fedora 12 onto my Mac under Fusion, and the process went rather smooth. However, I'm not sure how to install VMWare Tools onto Fedora. I'm a complete Fedora newbie, so I'm not exactly sure how to install it.

    Thanks!

    Nathan



  • 2.  RE: Installing VMWare Tools in Fedora

    Posted Nov 19, 2009 10:57 AM

    You installed the Tools not too long ago in Ubuntu ( ) , what process have you attempted in Fedora?



  • 3.  RE: Installing VMWare Tools in Fedora

    Posted Nov 19, 2009 02:55 PM

    You could read the VMware Fusion > Help file as it states how to Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a Linux Virtual Machine.



  • 4.  RE: Installing VMWare Tools in Fedora

    Posted Nov 19, 2009 07:27 PM

    Looked through both, and I'm almost there. Was able to unarchive it from the GUI, and I currently have the file stored in my tmp directory. However, when I go to Terminal to Install it, I get this:

    $ cd /tmp $ cd vmware-tools-distrib $ sudo ./vmware-install.pl password for nathanparker: nathanparker is not in the sudoers file. This incident will be reported. $ ./vmware-install.pl Please re-run this program as the super user. Execution aborted. $

    How do I get my account in the sudoers file? Once I can run it as sudo, I'll probably have it. That, or is there a way to run this from root? I tried just running it, but it needs super-user,

    Almost there...



  • 5.  RE: Installing VMWare Tools in Fedora
    Best Answer

    Posted Nov 20, 2009 10:54 AM

    You need to install the tools as "root". During the install process of

    Fedora, you needed to enter a "root" password. So, to install:

    -In terminal, navigate into vmware-tools-dist as you did before.

    -type in the following: su

    -Press return

    -you will be prompted for the password, enter the root password

    at this prompt

    -you will then be logged in the terminal session as root

    then you can enter ./vmware-install.pl

    -you can accept all the defaults when prompted and all should be

    well.

    -Then close the terminal session.

    -Next, logout and log back in again or reboot for changes to take effect.

    I usually reboot just to make sure everything is reloaded properly.

    Now, if you don't remember your root password, your basically hosed since

    you need that to even to create sudoers.



  • 6.  RE: Installing VMWare Tools in Fedora

    Posted Nov 20, 2009 03:30 PM

    Now, if you don't remember your root password, your basically hosed

    Not really since one can always boot to single-user mode and use the passwd command to reset the root (or other accounts) password(s)!



  • 7.  RE: Installing VMWare Tools in Fedora

    Posted Nov 20, 2009 05:20 PM

    Yeah, I'm familiar with that on Macs. Handy feature.



  • 8.  RE: Installing VMWare Tools in Fedora

    Posted Nov 20, 2009 05:19 PM

    That seemed to do the trick! Thanks a bunch! I knew my root password since I just installed the OS, plus I chose a password I'd always remember.



  • 9.  RE: Installing VMWare Tools in Fedora

    Posted Nov 21, 2009 10:38 AM

    Duh, your right! Was early in the morning and hadn't

    had my full dose of caffeine yet.



  • 10.  RE: Installing VMWare Tools in Fedora

    Posted Jan 26, 2011 06:19 PM

    I'm trying to install VMWare Tools in Fedora 14 64 Bit. Seems I can't get the ./vmware-install.pl to run, even in root. Here's my current Terminal:


    [gempak@WxBugLIVEWorkstation ~]$ su root
    Password:
    [root@WxBugLIVEWorkstation gempak]# cd vmware-tools-distrib
    [root@WxBugLIVEWorkstation vmware-tools-distrib]# .vmware-install.pl
    bash: .vmware-install.pl: command not found...
    [root@WxBugLIVEWorkstation vmware-tools-distrib]# ./vmware-install.pl
    bash: ./vmware-install.pl: /usr/bin/perl: bad interpreter: No such file or directory
    [root@WxBugLIVEWorkstation vmware-tools-distrib]# vmware-install.pl
    bash: vmware-install.pl: command not found...
    [root@WxBugLIVEWorkstation vmware-tools-distrib]#


    What do I need to do to get ./vmware-install.pl to run?

    Thanks!

    Nathan



  • 11.  RE: Installing VMWare Tools in Fedora

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Jan 26, 2011 08:10 PM

    Technically this should go in a new thread, as we're dealing with different versions of everything.

    But, since we're here...

    The error you're getting does spell out the problem.

    [root@WxBugLIVEWorkstation vmware-tools-distrib]# ./vmware-install.pl
    bash: ./vmware-install.pl: /usr/bin/perl: bad interpreter: No such file or directory

    So, it looks like perl isn't installed, or isn't in your path, or perhaps is in a different directory than /usr/bin/perl.

    if you type 'which perl' at the command line, what is the result?



  • 12.  RE: Installing VMWare Tools in Fedora

    Posted Jan 27, 2011 12:31 AM

    Yeah, it should. Usually when I put stuff like this in a new thread though, someone always asks me to reference the old thread. :-)

    Here's the results of Perl. Does it look OK?

    [gempak@WxBugLIVEWorkstation ~]$ which perl
    /usr/bin/perl
    [gempak@WxBugLIVEWorkstation ~]mce_markernbsp;