To install VMWare tools using YUM on CentOS/RHEL 6.5, do the following.
Note, I’m logged in as the ‘root’ user, but you could execute these commands using ‘sudo’ as well.
Step 1: Download and import GPG keys
[root@test/var/tmp]# wget http://packages.vmware.com/tools/keys/VMWARE-PACKAGING-GPG-RSA-KEY.pub [root@test /var/tmp]# rpm --import VMWARE-PACKAGING-GPG-RSA-KEY.pub
Step 2: Add VMWare repository
# Create/Modify /etc/yum.repos.d/vmware-tools.repo, I use 'vim' as an editor [root@test /var/tmp]# vim /etc/yum.repos.d/vmware-tools.repo Add the following text to the file and save/quit: [vmware-tools] name=VMware Tools for CentOS (or OEL) $releasever - $basearch baseurl=http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/latest/rhel6/x86_64 #baseurl=http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/5.0u2/rhel6/x86_64 enabled=1 gpgcheck=1 gpgkey=http://packages.vmware.com/tools/keys/VMWARE-PACKAGING-GPG-RSA-KEY.pub
Step 3: Clean and Update yum
[root@test /var/tmp]# yum clean all [root@test /var/tmp]# yum update
Step 4: Install VMWare tools
[root@test /var/tmp]# yum install vmware-tools-core Loaded plugins: downloadonly, product-id, rhnplugin, security, subscription-manager This system is not registered to Red Hat Subscription Management. You can use subscription-manager to register. This system is receiving updates from RHN Classic or RHN Satellite. Setting up Install Process Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package vmware-tools-core.x86_64 0:9.4.5-1.el6 will be installed --> Processing Dependency: vmware-tools-guestlib = 9.4.5 for package: vmware-tools-core-9.4.5-1.el6.x86_64 --> Processing Dependency: vmware-tools-libraries-nox = 9.4.5 for package: vmware-tools-core-9.4.5-1.el6.x86_64 --> Processing Dependency: vmware-tools-foundation >= 9.4.5 for package: vmware-tools-core-9.4.5-1.el6.x86_64 --> Running transaction check ---> Package vmware-tools-foundation.x86_64 0:9.4.5-1.el6 will be installed ---> Package vmware-tools-guestlib.x86_64 0:9.4.5-1.el6 will be installed ---> Package vmware-tools-libraries-nox.x86_64 0:9.4.5-1.el6 will be installed --> Finished Dependency Resolution Dependencies Resolved ================================================================================================================================================================================= Package Arch Version Repository Size ================================================================================================================================================================================= Installing: vmware-tools-core x86_64 9.4.5-1.el6 vmware-tools 3.9 M Installing for dependencies: vmware-tools-foundation x86_64 9.4.5-1.el6 vmware-tools 213 k vmware-tools-guestlib x86_64 9.4.5-1.el6 vmware-tools 45 k vmware-tools-libraries-nox x86_64 9.4.5-1.el6 vmware-tools 2.1 M Transaction Summary ================================================================================================================================================================================= Install 4 Package(s) Total download size: 6.2 M Installed size: 18 M Is this ok [y/N]: y Downloading Packages: (1/4): vmware-tools-core-9.4.5-1.el6.x86_64.rpm | 3.9 MB 00:01 (2/4): vmware-tools-foundation-9.4.5-1.el6.x86_64.rpm | 213 kB 00:00 (3/4): vmware-tools-guestlib-9.4.5-1.el6.x86_64.rpm | 45 kB 00:00 (4/4): vmware-tools-libraries-nox-9.4.5-1.el6.x86_64.rpm | 2.1 MB 00:00 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1.7 MB/s | 6.2 MB 00:03 Running rpm_check_debug Running Transaction Test Transaction Test Succeeded Running Transaction Installing : vmware-tools-foundation-9.4.5-1.el6.x86_64 1/4 Installing : vmware-tools-guestlib-9.4.5-1.el6.x86_64 2/4 Installing : vmware-tools-libraries-nox-9.4.5-1.el6.x86_64 3/4 Installing : vmware-tools-core-9.4.5-1.el6.x86_64 4/4 Verifying : vmware-tools-foundation-9.4.5-1.el6.x86_64 1/4 Verifying : vmware-tools-guestlib-9.4.5-1.el6.x86_64 2/4 Verifying : vmware-tools-core-9.4.5-1.el6.x86_64 3/4 Verifying : vmware-tools-libraries-nox-9.4.5-1.el6.x86_64 4/4 Installed: vmware-tools-core.x86_64 0:9.4.5-1.el6 Dependency Installed: vmware-tools-foundation.x86_64 0:9.4.5-1.el6 vmware-tools-guestlib.x86_64 0:9.4.5-1.el6 vmware-tools-libraries-nox.x86_64 0:9.4.5-1.el6 Complete!
VMWare Tools successfully installed!