How to Install VMware Tools on Ubuntu with VMware Player

VMware Player is a popular virtualization platform that allows you to run multiple operating systems on your computer. If you are using Ubuntu on a VMware workstation player and want to install VMWare Tools on it, this tutorial will guide you through the process.

Just like VirtualBox Guest Additions for Oracle VBox, VMware Tools provides additional features and improves the performance of your virtual machine. In my experience, I found that the performance while using Ubuntu 20.04 on VMware Player was much faster than with VirtualBox.

There are only a few Type-2 virtualization platforms to choose from when running on our operating system - Vmware Player, VirtualBox, and KVM are some of the best options. VMware is one of the oldest entities that deal with Virtualization technology, and their stability and performance prove this.

In this tutorial, I will show you how to enable VMWare tools on its hypervisor for not only Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Linux but also for previous versions such as Ubuntu 18.04, 19.04, 16.04, including Linux Mint, Debian, Elementary OS, and more.

The process is straightforward and requires a few steps:

Step 1: Open the VMware Player console

Open the VMware Player console on your computer by searching for 'VMware Player' in your start menu or application launcher.

Step 2: Select the Ubuntu virtual machine

Select the Ubuntu virtual machine that you want to install VMWare Tools on from the list of available virtual machines.

Step 3: Click on the 'Player' tab

Click on the 'Player' tab at the top of the VMware Player console window.

Step 4: Click on the 'Install VMware Tools' button

Click on the 'Install VMware Tools' button to start the installation process.

Step 5: Follow the installation prompts

Follow the installation prompts to complete the installation process. This may take a few minutes depending on your internet connection and computer speed.

Step 6: Restart the virtual machine

Restart the virtual machine to apply the changes and enable VMWare Tools.

That's it! You should now have VMWare Tools installed on your Ubuntu virtual machine. With VMWare Tools, you can expect improved performance, better integration with the host operating system, and additional features such as shared folders and copy-paste functionality.

I hope this tutorial has been helpful in installing VMWare Tools on Ubuntu with VMware Player. If you have any questions or issues, feel free to leave a comment below.

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