I have a small Ubuntu-server installed as a VM. Just a basic server install with ssh and samba so I can practice administering it before I do things to my physical Ubuntu-server box. The VM has no gui. I access it over ssh from a terminal on my host and with webmin.

Each time I start the VM I get a nag screen reminding me that VMWare Tools are not installed. I generally install tools on gui VMs to facilitate moving the mouse into and out of the VM, changing screen resolution etc. Nothing which would apply to a non-gui environment.

So I am wondering if I would gain anything by installing VMWare Tools in this situation?

TIA,

Ken

The VMware Tools do not only contain graphics drivers, but also drivers to handle shared folders and to synchronize time between host and guest. So I think it installing the tools would not be bad.

Thanks TobiSGD. I may give it a shot.

I've had trouble installing VMware-Tools in a non-gui environment before. If you encounter any issues with the official package (which is FOSS), try this: http://open-vm-tools.sourceforge.net/ That's what I push out to my servers.

Thanks ECRocker. To be perfectly honest I have not yet tried to install VMWare Tools on my Ubuntu-server VM. Nor have I made much use of the VM. I have figured out what I need to to as far as administration of my physical Ubuntu-server - at least for now.

Ken