Step by step on installing VMware tools on a GUIless Linux install.
Note: the only real gain here is improved network drivers.
Note2: Every thing here after installing the RPM must be done from a local console or bad things will happen.
[ROOT@Skynet]# mkdir /cdrom
[ROOT@Skynet]# mount -t iso9660 -o ro /dev/cdrom /cdrom
[ROOT@Skynet]# rpm -Uvh *.rpm
[ROOT@Skynet]#./vmware-install.pl
[ROOT@Skynet]#/etc/init.d/network stop
[ROOT@Skynet]#rmmod pcnet32
[ROOT@Skynet]#rmmod vmxnet
[ROOT@Skynet]#depmod -a
[ROOT@Skynet]#modprobe vmxnet
[ROOT@Skynet]#/etc/init.d/network start
VM Tools now installed!! and as an added bonus if you use ESXi you now get cool bits of info like below.
VMware Tools Linux no GUI
