You need to know that the VMWare Tools Installed and Working will Grant you a More Pleasant Journey with Linux Mageia on the VMWare Virtual Machine.
With the VMWare Tools Installed you Can Custom Easy-Resizing the Screen Just Dragging and More your Guest will Dispose Also of Shared Folders to Easy Exchanging Files with the Host System!
Just Take the Time of Carefully Looking, Reading and Following the Detailed Instructions and Commands Contained in this Guide.
- Open a Terminal Window
- Take-Note of your Kernel Version:
uname -rs
Often a Mageia Linux System Presents Multiples Kernels so you will Need to Know What Kernel Version you are Using.
- First Install the Kernel-Headers:
su
urpmq gcc kernel-devel
If you System Presents Multiples Kernels you will be Asked for the Kernel Actually in Use.
Mageia How-to Easy & Properly Installing the Kernel Headers
Mageia Get Installed Kernel HeadersIf the Kernel is Upgraded for Installing the Kernel-devel Headers then You will Need to Switching the Booting Kernel!
reboot
Mageia How-to Switch the Booting Kernel
Mageia How Booting with New Kernel - Then Start the VMWare Tools Installation Process:
- Double-Click on VMware-Tools and Extract Into /tmp Directory
- VMWare Tools Installation:
- Access the Target Directory
cd /tmp/vmware*
- Execute Installation Script
./vmware-install.pl
Follow to Accept All the Default Proposed Settings...In Case you Got "is not a valid path" for linux-headers Look:
This is the Sign of Success! :)
- Access the Target Directory
- Now to Enable VMWare Tools without Logout
/usr/bin/vmware-user
