How to install vmware tools in backtrack 5 [ updated ]

Installing vmware tools in backtrack VM

okay , so you have installed backtrack on vmware workstation successfully , now install vmware tools to get most of vmware . 


before installing vmware tools prepare kernel sources 

• prepare-kernel-sources
• cd /usr/src/linux
• cp -rf include/generated/* include/linux/ 

after preparing kernel sources you are ready to install vmware tools just follow these simple instructions ... 

1 : select install vmware tools from vmware tools menu 

2 : if vmware tools disk is mounted then open it elif mount in manually on custom mount point elif if vm dont have any connected disk drive then manually do it 

3 : now extract tarball 

• tar -xvzf VMwareToolsXXXX.tar.gz 

4 :  now change directory to that extracted folder and run perl script 

5 : just follow the installation process and installation reboot your vm 

• fix-splash
• reboot 

6 : enjoy backtrack  and leave me feedback