How to install VMware Tools in a Linux virtual machine using RPM
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1018392 This video details installing VMware Tools in a Linux guest operating system using RPM. This video uses VMware ESX 4.0, but the same basic steps apply to other products. The guest operating system in this video is CentOS, but the steps can be used in any Linux distribution that supports RPM.
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