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How to add VMware Tools to Ubuntu with the apt-get command

How to install Ubuntu VMware Tools with apt-get

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Ubuntu VMware Tools install with apt-get are recommended to get access to all the features in Ubuntu when virtualizing with VMware. It seems that the tools are installed by default on Ubuntu 18.04.

To verify that the tools are installed and are of the newest version, just run the install command.
 

 

Ubuntu VMware Tools installed using the apt-get command is fastest and easiest.
Ubuntu VMware Tools installed using the apt-get command is fastest and easiest.

For desktop install:

apt-get install open-vm-tools open-vm-tools-desktop

 

 

For server and headless installations:

apt-get install open-vm-tools

 

 

VMware performs better when the tools are installed.
VMware performs better when the tools are installed.

References

More info on the Ubuntu help pages

 

Thomas Krenn has an in-depth article with useful references