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On the host, select VM > Install VMware Tools.

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On the guest, log in as root.

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If your Linux distribution does not automatically mount CD-ROMs, mount the VMware Tools virtual CD-ROM image.

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If necessary, create the mkdir /mnt/cdrom/dev directory differently. If your CD-ROM drive is not /mnt/cdrom, modify the command to reflect the conventions used by your distribution.

The location of this directory depends on where you placed it during the previous installation. Often it is placed in tar zxpf /mnt/cdrom/VMwareTools-.tar.gz

The value <yyyy> is the build number of the product release.

If your Linux distribution automatically mounted the CD-ROM, you do not need to unmount the image.

Respond to the questions the command-line wizard displays on the screen. Press Enter to accept the default value. The configuration file, pvscsi, vmxnet3 Linux kernel modules.

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Enter the following commands to restore the network:

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Log out of the root account.

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(Optional) Start your graphical environment.

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In an X terminal, to start the VMware User process, enter the following command: