Welcome back guys and today we will learn how to install official VMware Tools in Kali Linux 2.0 Sana.
There are many articles online that teach you how to install Open-VM-Tools on Kali Linux but not the official VMware tools. With the help of VMware Tools you will be able to copy the file’s and then text between guest and host.
Today we will see how it can be done. And yes, will you will have drag and drop operations plus it will enhance the performance of the virtual machine’s guest operating system and thus improves management of the virtual machine.
Here are the Installation Steps for VMware tools
Step 1:
The first thing you have to do before trying to install a software is to check if the latest version already exists in your device. Do the same using the command below:
and you may also want to add sudo at begin so it will be
Step 2: Once you are done with updating and upgrading, now it’s time to install Kali Linux 2 headers
Type this command below in terminal
or you can use
This will mounts a virtual CD-ROM drive that has the VMware Tools installation files.
Step 4: Select and Open Files on the pop-up menu inside Kali Linux copy the file
VMwareTools-9.9.3-2759765.tar.gz to your guest Desktop screenStep 5: Now Open the terminal and type the below commands:
