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VM tools not working

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🔴 Error Message

VMware Tools not running in Kali guest

📖 What This Means

Open-vm-tools not installed or service stopped.

🔧 Step-by-Step Fix

  1. Install: sudo apt install open-vm-tools open-vm-tools-desktop
  2. Start: sudo systemctl start vmtoolsd
  3. Enable: sudo systemctl enable vmtoolsd
  4. Reboot guest