![]() My colleague had written a VMware Tools provider for AutoPkg, which was designed to download the latest copy of VMware Tools for OS X: I had already used Jesse’s AutoPkg provider to build, so I decided to see if I could leverage Joe’s technique with my existing recipe for AutoPkg. My colleague had adapted using to install ‘ and tools into VMs, using the script available from the link below: Update – 5-10-2016: Joe let me know that his script was a fork of ‘s, so credit to Tim for the original idea. ![]() After doing some research and testing, I have a solution that looks like it does just that. My end goal was that I didn’t have to worry about doing anything the latest VMware Tools for my OS X VM would just be installed into the VM as part of the build process. I wanted something that was completely automated without needing to also install a system management client. However, getting the latest VMware Tools installer into my VM building workflow has usually involved at least one manual step or having a system management tool handle the installation for me. (Please remember to honor your company's IT policies before installing new software!) Īs part of working with OS X VMs in and, I’ve regularly installed the and have even found ways to incorporate their installation into my build process. ![]() Please consider upgrading to Internet Explorer 8, 9, or 10, or trying another browser such as Firefox, Safari, or Google Chrome. VMware Communities will not function with this version of Internet Explorer. In order to provide the best platform for continued innovation, VMware Communities no longer supports Internet Explorer 7. Attention, Internet Explorer User Announcement: VMware Communities has discontinued support for Internet Explorer 7 and below.
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