How-To: Installing VMWare Tools on Ubuntu Linux VM

By Crowe

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I run VMWare server on my notebook PC and use it to test several different things.  

After recently installing Ubuntu on a VMWare Server (or Workstation) machine, I needed to install the VMWare tools to get the mouse and keyboard to respond a bit better.

It can be kind of tricky if you don’t know your way around.

I followed this guide on Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy) successfully. (…of course you could always download a VM with the tools pre-installed here)

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