Install VMware Tools In Kali Sana And Uninstall Them


Install VMware Tools In Kali Sana 2.0:


   1.) Goto "VM" menu and select "Install VMware Tools".


   2.) You will find VMware Tools CD drive on desktop, open it and copy the vmware tools tar file to desktop.

         In my case it is "VMwareTools-9.6.1-1378637.tar.gz".


   3.) Open Terminal and type "cd Desktop".


   4.) Type "tar xvzf tar_file_name.tar.bz".


         In my case it is "tar xvzf VMwareTools-9.6.1-1378637.tar.gz".


   5.) Then you will notice a folder named "vmware-tools-distrib" on your desktop. Type "cd vmware-tools-distrib" in terminal.


   6.) Now type "./vmware-install.pl" and hit enter.


   7.) Set default for everything by hitting enter except for one. It will ask "The path is not a valid path to the kali_version kernel headers. Would you like to change it? [yes]". Type "no" and hit enter.


   8.) Voila !!!!! VMware Tools has been installed.


Uninstall VMware Tools In Kali Sana 2.0:


   1.) Open teminal and type "sudo -i". If it asks for password, enter your machine's password.


   2.) Then type "cd /etc/vmware-tools".


   3.) Type "./installer.sh uninstall".


   4.) Voila !!!! VMware Tools has been uninstalled.





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Myself M S Lalith signing off  !!!!!

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