VMware Tools on CentOS 6.5 Minimal - rharmonson/richtech GitHub Wiki

#VMware Tools on CentOS 6.5 Minimal

The purpose of this guide is provide instructions for installing vmware tools for CentOS 6.5 Minimal.

##Install repository keys

# rpm --import http://packages.vmware.com/tools/keys/VMWARE-PACKAGING-GPG-DSA-KEY.pub
# rpm --import http://packages.vmware.com/tools/keys/VMWARE-PACKAGING-GPG-RSA-KEY.pub

##Create repository file

echo -e "[vmware-tools]\nname=VMware Tools\nbaseurl=http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/5.5latest/rhel6/\$basearch\nenabled=1\ngpgcheck=1" > /etc/yum.repos.d/vmware-tools.repo

Using cat, you can review the results

# cat /etc/yum.repos.d/vmware-tools.repo

[vmware-tools]
name=VMware Tools
baseurl=http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/5.5latest/rhel6/$basearch
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1

##Install VMware Tools

# yum -y install vmware-tools-esx-nox

alternatively, if using xorg's desktop GUI

# yum -y install vmware-tools-esx

##Done! Reboot the system to utilize the new drivers.

# reboot