How-to Install VMware Tools Sabayon 13.8 Linux 32/64bit Easy Guide

How-to Install VMware Tools Sabayon 13.8 Linux

The Tutorial Show Step-by-Step How-to Install the VMWare Tools for Linux Sabayon 13.8 Gnome i386/Amd64 Desktop.

You need to know that the VMWare Tools Installed and Working will Grant you a More Pleasant Journey with Sabayon 13 Gnome Desktop on VMWare.

Sabayon Repository Dispose Now also of a VMware Tools Package so Look if You Prefer instead to Try Installing it by the Rigo App Browser.

With the VMWare Tools Installed you will Dispose Also of Shared Folders to Easy Exchange Files with the Host System!

You Find Detailed Install VMware Tools Sabayon 13.8 Troubleshooting 2 the Post Bottom.

Just Take the Time of Carefully Looking, Reading and Following the Detailed Instructions and Commands Contained in this Guide.

1. Start the VMWare Tools Installation:

   Virtual Machine >> Install VMWare Tools

   If Got VMware Tools Not Available for this Guest then:

   Download VMware-Tools Manually

   Select from the List Contained the Link to Linux com.zip.tar VMware-Tools Archive for your VMware Product Version.

   If the VMWare Tools are Not Already on your Hard Drive you Should Wait Until the Archive is Downloaded from VMWare Update Server...

   Before to Start the Installation you Need to have the CDRom Unmounted... If Not the Window Containing the Tools will Not Pop-Up. If you Need to Unmount/Eject the CDRom go to Places, Open a Window and Eject the CDRom.

2. Open File-Manager Select the VMWareTools CD
   
3. Double-Click on Archive and Extract Into $HOME Directory
   
4. Open Terminal Window
   
5. Installing Latest Gcc

   su

   equo update

   Search for the Available Packages:

   equo search gcc

   Install Latest GCC:

   equo install --ask sys-devel/gcc-4.X.Y

6. Install Sabayon Kernel Headers

   Look Up Kernel Version:

   uname -r

   Search for Right Kernel Headers:

   equo search sabayon-sources

   Install Right Kernel Sources:

   equo install --ask sys-kernel/sabayon-sources-3.X.Y

7. How-to Create the Needed VMWare-Tools Init Directories
   Making rc0d-rc6d Directories

   VMWare Tools How Making the Necessaries init Directories (rc0.d/ to rc6.d/)
8. VMWare Tools Installation:

   equo install xf86-video-vmware x86-video-fbdev xf86-input-vmmouse xf86-input-evdev

   su <myUser>

   cd $HOME/vmware*

   su -c "./vmware-install.pl"

   In Case you Got "not a valid path" for linux-headers Look:

   Solve Kernel-Headers Not Valid Path

   Linux VMWare Tools Installation Kernel Headers Already Installed but Got "not a valid path".

   This is the Sign of Success! :)

   
9. After to Enable VMWare Tools Logout and

   Login Again

VMware-Tools Installation Guides for Other Linux Distributions:

How-to Install the VMWare Tools on Linux Distros

With this the VMware Tools Installation Guide for Linux Sabayon 13.8 is Complete