Install VMWare including vmrun
Solution 1:
The vmrun
utility is part of the open-vm-tools
package. You can install it pretty painlessly:
- Connect to the server (if you're not already connected)
- Ensure
apt
is up to date:sudo apt update
- Install the package:
Note: If you need these tools on a Linux installation that has a GUI, you can useapt install open-vm-tools
open-vm-tools-desktop
. - Restart/Boot the VMs
The services that need to run will be automatically started and continue to persist across reboots.