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VmwareTools

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

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

== Advantages of having VmwareTools installed on your Ubuntu / Xubuntu guest ==
 * VMware Network acceleration
 * VMware Video acceleration
 * Seemless mouse movement (between host and guest)
 * Cut & Paste - Guest to Host and Guest to Guest (with VmwareToolbox)
 * Disk 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
}}}
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