"Install VMware Tools" greyed out after installing Ubuntu 15.04 on VMware Player 7.1. I tried checking "No proxy" instead of default "Windows proxy settings" at "File->Preferences->Software updates-> Connection Settings". This did not work either. Is there a way to install VMware Tools?
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I had the same issue. Like the answer posted before, I had to shutdown the machine and change both the floppy drive and cd drives to "Auto detect" and then power on the machine.
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Also make sure you select the OS correctly in VMWare settings. When the OS is "other", Install VMWare Tools menu is greyed out. – Joni Nevalainen Mar 07 '18 at 10:24
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just adding the cd-rom device back worked for me - floppy not necessary – JimSTAT May 21 '18 at 15:33
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Thanks! I did not have to shutdown the machine - the option was non-greyed instantly. – thomasa88 Nov 15 '18 at 08:12
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This works, but why? – MrObjectOriented Mar 16 '19 at 05:33
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Works, but this is some cringe, VMWare. The answer posted in 2015, we're in 2022 and I just had this issue and it took me an hour to fix this lmao. – KulaGGin Jan 10 '22 at 17:08
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2025: we'll have to rub a leprechaun in order for `Install VMWare Tools` button to become active. – KulaGGin Jan 10 '22 at 17:39
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I unmounted the two ISOs which were mounted because of the Easy Install. After that I was able to push the "Install VMware Tools" button in the dropdown menu.
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This worked for me on Ubuntu 16.04
sudo apt-get install open-vm-tools-desktop
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1I think you mean Any supported version of Ubuntu >=14.04 See http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=open-vm-tools-desktop&searchon=names&suite=all§ion=all – Elder Geek Nov 08 '16 at 19:30
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1@ByteCommander Well that command did not work for me, but i found another solution and posted it as answer. – Matiss Nov 15 '16 at 11:21
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1@terdon Is it? Oh, oops... I must have been a little sleepy... Thanks for paying attention. – Byte Commander Nov 15 '16 at 19:39
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You can mount VMwareTools CD image manualy, file path is like this:
C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\linux.iso
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A good solution for Ubuntu as a VMWare guest is to install the open VMWare tools: This can be done from the command line with the command
sudo apt-get install --install-suggests open-vmware-tools
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If you add a CD-ROM Drive then you see this option "Reinstall VMware Tools...".
If you don't hava a CD-Rom the option to reinstall the VMware Tools will not be availlable.
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What you have to do is simple,
just start a Guest Machine(your VM)
then you will see that the VM -> Install VMware Tools ... option is enabled.
Simple clue - when you starting the Guest Machine you see this dialog box (if you have not checked it out earlier) after clicking OK, VM -> Install VMware Tools ... option is enabled.
You do not need to change anything other than starting a Guest Machine.(No need to change proxy settings in VMware or unmount an image mounted on your guest machine CD/DVD ROM)
