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Make sure you install VmwareTools in any Ubuntu guest running on VmwarePlayer, VmwareEsx, VmwareServer or VMwareWorkstation Make sure you install VmwareTools in any Ubuntu guest running on VmwareEsx, VmwarePlayer, VmwareServer or VmwareWorkstation

== Advantages of having VmwareTools installed on your Ubuntu guest ==
 * Vmware Video
 * Seemless mouse movement
 * Cut & Paste - Guest to Host and Guest to Guest (with VmwareToolbox)
 * Shrink
 * HeartBeat (VmwareEsx only ?)

== Post-install ==
After installing vmware tools in your guest make sure you reconfigure the virtual network
{{{
$ sudo su -
# /etc/init.d/networking stop
# rmmod pcnet32
# rmmod vmxnet
# depmod -a
# modprobe vmxnet
# /etc/init.d/networking start
# exit
$
}}}
then run
{{{
$ sudo /usr/bin/vmware-toolbox
}}}

Make sure you install VmwareTools in any Ubuntu guest running on VmwareEsx, VmwarePlayer, VmwareServer or VmwareWorkstation

Advantages of having VmwareTools installed on your Ubuntu guest

Post-install

After installing vmware tools in your guest make sure you reconfigure the virtual network 

$ sudo su -
# /etc/init.d/networking stop
# rmmod pcnet32
# rmmod vmxnet
# depmod -a
# modprobe vmxnet
# /etc/init.d/networking start
# exit
$

then run 

$ sudo /usr/bin/vmware-toolbox

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