Install VMware tools on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa Linux

Run the following commands to install VMware tools on Ubuntu 20.04.

navdeep@d2:~$ sudo lsmod | grep vmw
[sudo] password for navdeep: 
vmw_balloon            24576  0
vmwgfx                299008  6
ttm                   106496  1 vmwgfx
drm_kms_helper        184320  1 vmwgfx
vmw_vmci               69632  1 vmw_balloon
drm                   491520  9 vmwgfx,drm_kms_helper,ttm
navdeep@d2:~$ 
navdeep@d2:~$ sudo apt install open-vm-tools-desktop open-vm-tools
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  ethtool libmspack0 libxmlsec1-openssl zerofree
Suggested packages:
  cloud-init
Recommended packages:
  xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  ethtool libmspack0 libxmlsec1-openssl open-vm-tools open-vm-tools-desktop
  zerofree
0 upgraded, 6 newly installed, 0 to remove and 230 not upgraded.
Need to get 958 kB of archives.
After this operation, 3,846 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main amd64 ethtool amd64 1:5.4-1 [134 kB]
Get:2 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main amd64 libmspack0 amd64 0.10.1-2 [38.0 kB]
Get:3 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main amd64 libxmlsec1-openssl amd64 1.2.28-2 [75.9 kB]
Get:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/universe amd64 open-vm-tools amd64 2:11.1.0-2~ubuntu20.04.1 [562 kB]
Get:5 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/universe amd64 open-vm-tools-desktop amd64 2:11.1.0-2~ubuntu20.04.1 [141 kB]
Get:6 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main amd64 zerofree amd64 1.1.1-1 [8,520 B]
Fetched 958 kB in 1s (1,168 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package ethtool.
(Reading database ... 142471 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../0-ethtool_1%3a5.4-1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking ethtool (1:5.4-1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libmspack0:amd64.
Preparing to unpack .../1-libmspack0_0.10.1-2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libmspack0:amd64 (0.10.1-2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libxmlsec1-openssl:amd64.
Preparing to unpack .../2-libxmlsec1-openssl_1.2.28-2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libxmlsec1-openssl:amd64 (1.2.28-2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package open-vm-tools.
Preparing to unpack .../3-open-vm-tools_2%3a11.1.0-2~ubuntu20.04.1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking open-vm-tools (2:11.1.0-2~ubuntu20.04.1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package open-vm-tools-desktop.
Preparing to unpack .../4-open-vm-tools-desktop_2%3a11.1.0-2~ubuntu20.04.1_amd64
.deb ...
Unpacking open-vm-tools-desktop (2:11.1.0-2~ubuntu20.04.1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package zerofree.
Preparing to unpack .../5-zerofree_1.1.1-1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking zerofree (1.1.1-1) ...
Setting up zerofree (1.1.1-1) ...
Setting up libxmlsec1-openssl:amd64 (1.2.28-2) ...
Setting up libmspack0:amd64 (0.10.1-2) ...
Setting up open-vm-tools (2:11.1.0-2~ubuntu20.04.1) ...
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/vmtoolsd.service → /lib/systemd/system/open-
vm-tools.service.
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/open-vm-tools.servic
e → /lib/systemd/system/open-vm-tools.service.
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/open-vm-tools.service.r
equires/vgauth.service → /lib/systemd/system/vgauth.service
.
Setting up ethtool (1:5.4-1) ...
Setting up open-vm-tools-desktop (2:11.1.0-2~ubuntu20.04.1)
 ...
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants
/run-vmblock\x2dfuse.mount → /lib/systemd/system/run-vmbloc
k\x2dfuse.mount.
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.31-0ubuntu9) ...
Processing triggers for systemd (245.4-4ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.9.1-1) ...
navdeep@d2:~$ 
navdeep@d2:~$ sudo lsmod | grep vmw
[sudo] password for navdeep: 
vmw_vsock_vmci_transport    32768  2
vsock                  36864  3 vmw_vsock_vmci_transport
vmw_balloon            24576  0
vmw_vmci               69632  2 vmw_balloon,vmw_vsock_vmci_transport
vmwgfx                299008  7
ttm                   106496  1 vmwgfx
drm_kms_helper        184320  1 vmwgfx
drm                   491520  10 vmwgfx,drm_kms_helper,ttm
navdeep@d2:~$ 
navdeep@d2:~$ 
navdeep@d2:~$ sudo dpkg -l | grep vm-tools
ii  open-vm-tools                              2:11.1.0-2~ubuntu20.04.1                   amd64        Open VMware Tools for virtual machines hosted on VMware (CLI)
ii  open-vm-tools-desktop                      2:11.1.0-2~ubuntu20.04.1                   amd64        Open VMware Tools for virtual machines hosted on VMware (GUI)
navdeep@d2:~$ sudo dpkg -l | grep VMware
ii  open-vm-tools                              2:11.1.0-2~ubuntu20.04.1                   amd64        Open VMware Tools for virtual machines hosted on VMware (CLI)
ii  open-vm-tools-desktop                      2:11.1.0-2~ubuntu20.04.1                   amd64        Open VMware Tools for virtual machines hosted on VMware (GUI)
ii  xserver-xorg-video-vmware                  1:13.3.0-3                                 amd64        X.Org X server -- VMware display driver
navdeep@d2:~$ 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YximKioKcBk

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