{"id":434,"date":"2019-05-12T10:54:07","date_gmt":"2019-05-12T10:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.24x7serversupport.com\/24x7serversupport-blog\/?p=434"},"modified":"2019-05-12T10:54:07","modified_gmt":"2019-05-12T10:54:07","slug":"how-to-install-vmware-tools-on-centos-rhel-6-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.24x7serversupport.com\/blog\/how-to-install-vmware-tools-on-centos-rhel-6-5\/","title":{"rendered":"How to install VMWare Tools on CentOS\/RHEL 6.5"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To install VMWare tools using YUM on CentOS\/RHEL 6.5, do the following.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note, I\u2019m logged in as the \u2018root\u2019 user, but you could execute these commands using \u2018sudo\u2019 as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1: Download and import GPG keys<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><strong>[<\/strong>root<strong>@<\/strong>test<strong>\/<\/strong>var<strong>\/<\/strong>tmp<strong>]<\/strong><em># wget http:\/\/packages.vmware.com\/tools\/keys\/VMWARE-PACKAGING-GPG-RSA-KEY.pub<\/em>\n<strong>[<\/strong>root<strong>@<\/strong>test <strong>\/<\/strong>var<strong>\/<\/strong>tmp<strong>]<\/strong><em># rpm --import VMWARE-PACKAGING-GPG-RSA-KEY.pub<\/em><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><br \/><strong>Step 2: Add VMWare repository<\/strong><br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><em># Create\/Modify  \/etc\/yum.repos.d\/vmware-tools.repo, I use 'vim' as an editor<\/em>\n<strong>[<\/strong>root<strong>@<\/strong>test <strong>\/<\/strong>var<strong>\/<\/strong>tmp<strong>]<\/strong><em># vim \/etc\/yum.repos.d\/vmware-tools.repo<\/em>\n \nAdd the following text to the file and save\/quit:\n \n<strong>[<\/strong>vmware-tools<strong>]<\/strong> name=VMware Tools <strong>for<\/strong> CentOS <strong>(<\/strong>or OEL<strong>)<\/strong> $releasever - $basearch baseurl=http:<strong>\/\/<\/strong>packages.vmware.com<strong>\/<\/strong>tools<strong>\/<\/strong>esx<strong>\/<\/strong>latest<strong>\/<\/strong>rhel6<strong>\/<\/strong>x86_64 <em>#baseurl=http:\/\/packages.vmware.com\/tools\/esx\/5.0u2\/rhel6\/x86_64<\/em> enabled=1 gpgcheck=1 gpgkey=http:<strong>\/\/<\/strong>packages.vmware.com<strong>\/<\/strong>tools<strong>\/<\/strong>keys<strong>\/<\/strong>VMWARE-PACKAGING-GPG-RSA-KEY.pub \n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3: Clean and Update yum<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><strong>[<\/strong>root<strong>@<\/strong>test <strong>\/<\/strong>var<strong>\/<\/strong>tmp<strong>]<\/strong><em># yum clean all<\/em>\n<strong>[<\/strong>root<strong>@<\/strong>test <strong>\/<\/strong>var<strong>\/<\/strong>tmp<strong>]<\/strong><em># yum update<\/em><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 4: Install VMWare tools<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><strong>[<\/strong>root<strong>@<\/strong>test <strong>\/<\/strong>var<strong>\/<\/strong>tmp<strong>]<\/strong><em># yum install vmware-tools-core<\/em>\nLoaded plugins: downloadonly, product-id, rhnplugin, security, subscription-manager\nThis system is not registered to Red Hat Subscription Management. You can use subscription-manager to register.\nThis system is receiving updates from RHN Classic or RHN Satellite.\nSetting up Install Process\nResolving Dependencies\n--<strong>&gt;<\/strong> Running transaction check\n---<strong>&gt;<\/strong> Package vmware-tools-core.x86_64 0:9.4.5-1.el6 will be installed\n--<strong>&gt;<\/strong> Processing Dependency: vmware-tools-guestlib = 9.4.5 <strong>for<\/strong> package: vmware-tools-core-9.4.5-1.el6.x86_64\n--<strong>&gt;<\/strong> Processing Dependency: vmware-tools-libraries-nox = 9.4.5 <strong>for<\/strong> package: vmware-tools-core-9.4.5-1.el6.x86_64\n--<strong>&gt;<\/strong> Processing Dependency: vmware-tools-foundation <strong>&gt;<\/strong>= 9.4.5 <strong>for<\/strong> package: vmware-tools-core-9.4.5-1.el6.x86_64\n--<strong>&gt;<\/strong> Running transaction check\n---<strong>&gt;<\/strong> Package vmware-tools-foundation.x86_64 0:9.4.5-1.el6 will be installed\n---<strong>&gt;<\/strong> Package vmware-tools-guestlib.x86_64 0:9.4.5-1.el6 will be installed\n---<strong>&gt;<\/strong> Package vmware-tools-libraries-nox.x86_64 0:9.4.5-1.el6 will be installed\n--<strong>&gt;<\/strong> Finished Dependency Resolution\n&nbsp;\nDependencies Resolved\n&nbsp;\n=================================================================================================================================================================================\n Package                                               Arch                              Version                                   Repository                               Size\n=================================================================================================================================================================================\nInstalling:\n vmware-tools-core                                     x86_64                            9.4.5-1.el6                               vmware-tools                            3.9 M\nInstalling <strong>for<\/strong> dependencies:\n vmware-tools-foundation                               x86_64                            9.4.5-1.el6                               vmware-tools                            213 k\n vmware-tools-guestlib                                 x86_64                            9.4.5-1.el6                               vmware-tools                             45 k\n vmware-tools-libraries-nox                            x86_64                            9.4.5-1.el6                               vmware-tools                            2.1 M\n&nbsp;\nTransaction Summary\n=================================================================================================================================================================================\nInstall       4 Package<strong>(<\/strong>s<strong>)<\/strong>\n&nbsp;\nTotal download size: 6.2 M\nInstalled size: 18 M\nIs this ok <strong>[<\/strong>y<strong>\/<\/strong>N<strong>]<\/strong>: y\nDownloading 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00:00\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nTotal                                                                                                                                            1.7 MB<strong>\/<\/strong>s <strong>|<\/strong> 6.2 MB     00:03\nRunning rpm_check_debug\nRunning Transaction Test\nTransaction Test Succeeded\nRunning Transaction\n  Installing : vmware-tools-foundation-9.4.5-1.el6.x86_64                                                                                                                    1<strong>\/<\/strong>4\n  Installing : vmware-tools-guestlib-9.4.5-1.el6.x86_64                                                                                                                      2<strong>\/<\/strong>4\n  Installing : vmware-tools-libraries-nox-9.4.5-1.el6.x86_64                                                                                                                 3<strong>\/<\/strong>4\n  Installing : vmware-tools-core-9.4.5-1.el6.x86_64                                                                                                                          4<strong>\/<\/strong>4\n  Verifying  : vmware-tools-foundation-9.4.5-1.el6.x86_64                                                                                                                    1<strong>\/<\/strong>4\n  Verifying  : vmware-tools-guestlib-9.4.5-1.el6.x86_64                                                                                                                      2<strong>\/<\/strong>4\n  Verifying  : vmware-tools-core-9.4.5-1.el6.x86_64                                                                                                                          3<strong>\/<\/strong>4\n  Verifying  : vmware-tools-libraries-nox-9.4.5-1.el6.x86_64                                                                                                                 4<strong>\/<\/strong>4\n&nbsp;\nInstalled:\n  vmware-tools-core.x86_64 0:9.4.5-1.el6\n&nbsp;\nDependency Installed:\n  vmware-tools-foundation.x86_64 0:9.4.5-1.el6              vmware-tools-guestlib.x86_64 0:9.4.5-1.el6              vmware-tools-libraries-nox.x86_64 0:9.4.5-1.el6\n&nbsp;\nComplete<strong>!<\/strong><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><br \/>VMWare Tools successfully installed!<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To install VMWare tools using YUM on CentOS\/RHEL 6.5, do the following. Note, I\u2019m logged in as the \u2018root\u2019 user, but you could execute these commands using \u2018sudo\u2019 as well. Step 1: Download and import GPG keys [root@test\/var\/tmp]# wget http:\/\/packages.vmware.com\/tools\/keys\/VMWARE-PACKAGING-GPG-RSA-KEY.pub [root@test \/var\/tmp]# rpm &#8211;import VMWARE-PACKAGING-GPG-RSA-KEY.pub Step 2: Add VMWare repository # Create\/Modify \/etc\/yum.repos.d\/vmware-tools.repo, I use 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