![]() Control-C to drop out of the installer and let’s create those files as root: So let’s give VMware Tools what it wants. So VMware Tools is looking for rc directories, but they don’t exist on Solus (for good reason!). Once the files are extracted, enter into the directory and run the following command (use sudo if you aren’t in root group like I am) to see what we need to do:įollow the prompts pressing return for default values and you should hit a snag on the following: Copy this file to a location of your choosing. You should see a file named something like “VMwareTools-10.3.”. Navigate to that location and list the contents. They should mount and you should be able to see them inside the console as follows: ![]() If they haven’t mounted, launch the file explorer utility and click on the VMware Tools device in the left hand pane. After this, launch a console and ensure that VMware Tools has mounted as a separate device (I use df- h to make sure it’s mounted). Once you’re at the desktop, select Player > Manage > Install VMware Tools. Install any updates required through the software center and if you need to reboot for a kernel update, please do so. I’m going to assume you were able to get Solus installed on VMware Player and you’ve just booted up to a fresh desktop. I’m going to walk you through how to get any flavor of Solus up and running with VMware Tools installed and therefore, magnificent, full screen splendor. With some light hacking to get VMware tools installed on Solus, full screen magic can be had again. None of the aforementioned solutions are able to go full screen on every Linux distribution I take for a spin. Often times for things like Solus, you boot to a black screen and can do little else, let alone install anything even with additions installed. How about Oracle Virtualbox? It works great for simple things like Ubuntu and Debian…but you can no longer change resolutions for most because it doesn’t support older formats of Display drivers. Hyper-V is an afterthought by Microsoft now as well for desktop players. Not to mention, you’ll have to gut install it via powershell and when it fails, gut it via powershell and elect to go with another option. Hyper-V? Not if you run Windows Home and no support for graphics. However, virtualization software seems to want to make running a Linux desktop in 2020 problematic with their programs chock full of buginess. Dual boot won’t work because I have to stay connected to my VPN and we don’t support Linux for this □ Obviously, this is where virtualization software comes into play. Recently, in my “all Windows all the time” job I have felt the need to have some virtual desktops on my Home PC that I can spin up in a few moments notice so that I can scratch the Linux itch. ![]()
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