

IMPORTANT Beginning with vSphere 5.5, all information about how to install and configure VMware Tools in vSphere is merged with the other vSphere documentation. Linux kernel version is 3.10 or later, and the version of the installed Open VM Tools is 10.3.0 or later.įor the Linux virtual machines that have Open VM Tools installed but are not in the scope mentioned in the preceding bullet, Install/Update/Reinstall VMware Tools menu is enabled, so that you can install bundled tar tools on top of Open VM Tools to get Shared Folder (HGFS) feature support.įor old Linux virtual machines not supported by Open VM Tools, perform the following steps to install tar tools. Updated on VMware Tools is a suite of utilities that enhances the performance of the virtual machine's guest operating system and improves management of the virtual machine. Updated Information This Installing and Configuring VMware Tools documentation is updated with each release of the product or when necessary.


Side channel attacks allow unauthorized read access by malicious processes or virtual machines to the contents of protected kernel or host memory. Install VMware Tools in Ubuntu: To install VMware Tools in Ubuntu follow the steps below: Open a Terminal window. If youre looking to get the most out of your computer, then installing macOS Ventura ISO. VMware Tar Tool for Linux virtual machine is feature-frozen at version 10.3.10, so the tar tools (linux.iso) included in Cause The root cause of the performance degradation is most likely due to mitigations for side channel attacks such as Spectre and Meltdown.
