FreeBSD Install VMWare Guest Tools

To install the VMware guest tools on a FreeBSD system running as a guest in VMware, you will need to do the following:

1. Download the VMware tools ISO file from the VMware website or from the VMware Workstation application.

2. Mount the VMware tools ISO file as a virtual CD-ROM on the FreeBSD guest.

3. Extract the VMware tools package from the VMware tools ISO file:

# tar xzf /cdrom/vmware-freebsd-tools.tar.gz -C /tmp

This will extract the VMware tools package to the /tmp directory.

4. Change to the /tmp/vmware-tools-distrib directory:

# cd /tmp/vmware-tools-distrib

5. Run the VMware tools installation script:

# ./vmware-install.pl

This will start the VMware tools installation process. Follow the prompts to complete the installation.

6. After the installation is complete, you can start the VMware tools service by running the following command:

# service vmware-tools start

This will start the VMware tools service and enable the VMware tools features, such as shared folders, clipboard sharing, and improved mouse support.

For more information about installing and using the VMware tools on a FreeBSD system, you can refer to the VMware documentation and the vmware-tools man page by running man vmware-tools on the command line.