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  1. @un33k un33k revised this gist Jan 5, 2014. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 1 deletion.
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    @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ From the menu (VirtualMachines -> Cancel VMtool Installation)
    sudo ./vmware-install.pl --default

    Note: If you happend to have upgraded your kernal then just run this instead
    sudo vmware-install.pl -d --clobber-kernel-modules=vmhgfs
    sudo ./vmware-install.pl -d --clobber-kernel-modules=vmhgfs

    9. Restart

  2. @un33k un33k revised this gist Jan 5, 2014. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 1 deletion.
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    @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ From the menu (VirtualMachines -> Cancel VMtool Installation)
    sudo ./vmware-install.pl --default

    Note: If you happend to have upgraded your kernal then just run this instead
    sudo vmware-install-tools.pl -d --clobber-kernel-modules=vmhgfs
    sudo vmware-install.pl -d --clobber-kernel-modules=vmhgfs

    9. Restart

  3. @un33k un33k revised this gist Jan 5, 2014. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 1 deletion.
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    @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ From the menu (VirtualMachines -> Cancel VMtool Installation)
    sudo ./vmware-install.pl --default

    Note: If you happend to have upgraded your kernal then just run this instead
    sudo vmware-config-tools.pl -d --clobber-kernel-modules=vmhgfs
    sudo vmware-install-tools.pl -d --clobber-kernel-modules=vmhgfs

    9. Restart

  4. @un33k un33k revised this gist Jan 3, 2014. 1 changed file with 7 additions and 0 deletions.
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    @@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r`
    sudo mkdir /mnt/cdrom
    sudo mount /dev/cdrom(x) /mnt/cdrom # (x) is the next avail. cdrom, choose highest number

    Note: If for some reasons, you don't get /dev/cdrom(x), then just look into vmware fusion application directory
    and look for a linux.iso. Double click on it and you should see a .tgz file. move the .tgz file to your Linux (scp)
    and you are ready.

    6. Copy VMWare Tools

    cd /tmp
    @@ -33,6 +37,9 @@ From the menu (VirtualMachines -> Cancel VMtool Installation)

    sudo ./vmware-install.pl --default

    Note: If you happend to have upgraded your kernal then just run this instead
    sudo vmware-config-tools.pl -d --clobber-kernel-modules=vmhgfs

    9. Restart

    sudo reboot
  5. @un33k un33k revised this gist Oct 7, 2013. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 1 deletion.
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    @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ sudo aptitude -y safe-upgrade
    2. Reboot your system just in case you have a new kernel
    sudo shutdown -r now

    3. Install the required header if you have a new kernel (a MUST as most problems are from header mismatch)
    3. Install the required headers if you have a new kernel (a MUST, as most problems are from headers mismatch)
    sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r`

    4. Virtual Machines -> Install VMware Tools
  6. @un33k un33k revised this gist Oct 7, 2013. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 1 deletion.
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    Enable Shared Folders on vmware Fusion (4.x)+ (Linux Ubuntu 12.x as guest OS)
    Enable Shared Folders on vmware Fusion (4.x)+ (Example OS: Linux Ubuntu 12.x as guest OS)

    1. First update your linux system:
    sudo apt-get update
  7. @un33k un33k revised this gist Oct 7, 2013. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 1 deletion.
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    Enable Shared Folders on vmware Fusion 4.x (Linux Ubuntu 12.x as guest OS)
    Enable Shared Folders on vmware Fusion (4.x)+ (Linux Ubuntu 12.x as guest OS)

    1. First update your linux system:
    sudo apt-get update
  8. @un33k un33k revised this gist Aug 16, 2013. 1 changed file with 2 additions and 2 deletions.
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    @@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ sudo aptitude -y safe-upgrade
    2. Reboot your system just in case you have a new kernel
    sudo shutdown -r now

    3. Install the required header if you have a new kernel
    sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r` # a MUST as most problems are from header mismatch
    3. Install the required header if you have a new kernel (a MUST as most problems are from header mismatch)
    sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r`

    4. Virtual Machines -> Install VMware Tools

  9. @un33k un33k revised this gist Aug 16, 2013. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 1 deletion.
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    @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Enable Shared Folders on vmware Fusion 4.x (Linux Ubuntu 12.x as guest OS)

    1. First update your linux system:
    sudo apt-get update
    sudo apt-get install -y build-essentialaptitude
    sudo apt-get install -y build-essential
    sudo aptitude -y safe-upgrade

    2. Reboot your system just in case you have a new kernel
  10. @n33kware n33kware revised this gist Nov 27, 2012. 1 changed file with 20 additions and 13 deletions.
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    Enable Shared Folders on vmware Fusion 4.x (Linux Ubuntu 12.x as guest OS)

    1. Mount the CD-ROM (Click on Add VMWare Tools first, that will add a CDROM to /dev/cdromX)
    1. First update your linux system:
    sudo apt-get update
    sudo apt-get install -y build-essentialaptitude
    sudo aptitude -y safe-upgrade

    2. Reboot your system just in case you have a new kernel
    sudo shutdown -r now

    3. Install the required header if you have a new kernel
    sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r` # a MUST as most problems are from header mismatch

    4. Virtual Machines -> Install VMware Tools

    5. Mount the CD-ROM (step "0" has added a CDROM to /dev/cdromX)

    sudo mkdir /mnt/cdrom
    sudo mount /dev/cdrom(x) /mnt/cdrom # (x) is the next avail. cdrom, choose highest number

    2. Copy VMWare Tools
    6. Copy VMWare Tools

    cd /tmp
    cp /mnt/cdrom/VMwareTools-<version>.tar.gz .
    tar xzvf VMwareTools-<version>.tar.gz

    3. Cancel VMware Tool Insallation
    7. Cancel VMware Tool Insallation

    Bring your Linux vmware to focus
    From the menu (VirtualMachines -> Cancel VMtool Installation)

    4. Update Linux

    sudo apt-get install build-essential
    sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r`

    5. Run VMWare Tools
    8. Run VMWare Tools

    sudo ./vmware-install.pl --default

    6. Restart
    9. Restart

    sudo reboot

    7. Verify
    10. Verify

    ls /mnt/hgfs/

    8. Enable shared folders and they will show up in /mnt/hgfs/

    11. Done! Now enabled shared folders will show up in /mnt/hgfs/
  11. Val Neekman created this gist Jul 21, 2012.
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    Enable Shared Folders on vmware Fusion 4.x (Linux Ubuntu 12.x as guest OS)

    1. Mount the CD-ROM (Click on Add VMWare Tools first, that will add a CDROM to /dev/cdromX)

    sudo mkdir /mnt/cdrom
    sudo mount /dev/cdrom(x) /mnt/cdrom # (x) is the next avail. cdrom, choose highest number

    2. Copy VMWare Tools

    cd /tmp
    cp /mnt/cdrom/VMwareTools-<version>.tar.gz .
    tar xzvf VMwareTools-<version>.tar.gz

    3. Cancel VMware Tool Insallation

    Bring your Linux vmware to focus
    From the menu (VirtualMachines -> Cancel VMtool Installation)

    4. Update Linux

    sudo apt-get install build-essential
    sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r`

    5. Run VMWare Tools

    sudo ./vmware-install.pl --default

    6. Restart

    sudo reboot

    7. Verify

    ls /mnt/hgfs/

    8. Enable shared folders and they will show up in /mnt/hgfs/