Installing VMware Tools on CentOS: Improving virtual machine performance and experience

php editor Xiaoxin brings you a tutorial on installing VMware Tools on CentOS. VMware Tools is a tool used to improve the performance and experience of virtual machines. It can enhance communication and collaboration between virtual machines and hosts, while providing many practical functions. In this tutorial, we will introduce in detail how to install VMware Tools on CentOS so that you can make full use of the performance and functions of the virtual machine and improve work efficiency and user experience. Let’s get started!

#1. Start the CentOS virtual machine and make sure you have administrator or root privileges.

2. In the VMware menu, select "Virtual Machine" > "Install VMware Tools", which will mount the VMware Tools installation disk in the virtual machine's optical drive.

3. In CentOS, open a terminal or console.

4. Switch to the CD-ROM drive mount point, it will be mounted in the `/media/cdrom` directory, use the following command:

```bash

cd /media/cdrom

```

5. Unzip the VMware Tools installation program and run the following command:

tar -zxvf VMwareTools-*.tar.gz

6. Enter the decompressed directory and run the following command:

cd vmware-tools-distrib

7. Run the installation script and run the following command:

./vmware-install.pl

8. The installation script will begin to execute and prompt you to confirm some settings during the process. In most cases, the default settings will meet your needs. When prompted, press Enter key to accept the default settings.

9. After the installation is complete, restart the CentOS virtual machine.

After installing VMware Tools, you will notice that the mouse pointer moves more smoothly between the virtual machine and the host, file sharing becomes more convenient, and the time synchronization between the virtual machine and the host is improved.

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