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The VMware Tools tool needs to be installed under Linux to realize the direct file copy and paste function between the host and the virtual machine. The installation method is as follows:
①Click on the VM menu bar of the virtual machine--Virtual Machine--Install VMware Tools.
②Then the installation package that pops up in the SUSE Linux system, find VMwareTools-9.2.3-1031360.tar.gz and right-click to extract it to the /media directory.
③ Enter the /media directory and use the terminal command to install.
[root@station90 VMware Tools]# cd /media/VMware Tools [root@station90 VMware Tools]# ls manifest.txt VMwareTools-9.2.3-1031360.tar.gz [root@station90 VMware Tools]# tar -zxvf VMwareTools-9.2.3-1031360.tar.gz [root@station90 VMware Tools]# ls lost+found VMwareTools-9.2.3-1031360.tar.gz vmware-tools-distrib [root@station90 VMware Tools]# cd vmware-tools-distrib/ [root@station90 vmware-tools-distrib]# ls bin doc etc FILES INSTALL installer lib vmware-install.pl [root@station90 vmware-tools-distrib]# ./vmware-install.pl #If the [Y/N] prompt appears, just press the Enter key.
④ After step 3 is completed, the VMware Tools tool under the virtual machine SUSE Linux is successfully installed.