Installing VMware tools on Backtrack

Install build-essentials and linux-headers

Instructions

You must be root!!!

aptitude install build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r)

Installation Question and Answer

Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] Y

Mount VMware Tools

Virtual Machine --> Install VMware Tools...

Check if VMware Tools is mounted

Instructions

1. df -k

Notice that /media/VMware Tools is mounted.

VMware Tools Set Up Work

Instructions

1. cd /media/VMware\ Tools
2. ls -lrta
3. cp VMwareTools* /var/tmp
4. cd /var/tmp
5. gunzip VMwareTools*
6. tar xovf VMwareTools*

Install VMware Tools

Instructions

1. cd /var/tmp/vmware-tools-distrib
2. ./vmware-install.pl
3. yes

Press Enter on the following Questions (See Below)

Press Enter on the following Questions (See Below)

Press Enter on the following Questions (See Below)

Press Enter on the following Questions (See Below)

Post-Installation Steps

Note

1. A new /boot/initrd.img-2.6.39.4 will be generated.
2. You will have to reboot for the changes to take affect.

Proof of Lab Instructions

cd /

echo "Your Name"

e.g., echo "John Smith"

Do a Screen Print, Paste into a word document, Upload to Moodle.

Reboot Instructions

shutdown -r now

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