

**apt-get install open-vm-tools-desktop** If you use Linux with the GUI, then install VMware Tools, which are optimized for desktop experience and provide features such as Shared Folders, Shared Clipboard and Drag & Drop. If you use Linux without a graphical user interface (GUI) that has only the command line interface, then install VMware Tools with the command:

Update the list of packages available in software repositories for your package manager.Ģ. **Note**: The following installation guide works for different Linux distributions.ġ. This choice has a solid advantage: you can get the latest VMware Tools version and install the package quicker as there is no need to copy installation files and set configurations manually. The company recommends using ( ) via the Linux package manager to install VMware Tools. VMware provided open-source VMware Tools (known as Open VM Tools) for Linux.
