VMWare Image Installation issue

[delusion]

Hi all

I have downloaded "BackTrack 4 Final Release VMWare Image" opened the pre-configured VM, logged in under root, and now following the BackTrack Tuorial, I am stuck at this stage:

mount /dev/cdrom3 /mnt/cdrom
cp /mnt/cdrom/VMwareTools-{version}.tar.gz /tmp/
cd /tmp/
tar zxpf VMwareTools-{version}.tar.gz
cd vmware-tools-distrib
./vmware-install.pl

How to I find out which version I am running?

I have skipped step 1:

apt-get update
apt-get install linux-source
cd /usr/src
tar jxpf linux-source-{version}.tar.bz2
ln -s linux-source-{version} linux
cd linux
zcat /proc/config.gz > .config
make scripts
make prepare

Purely because I am not currently connected to the net.

Help please.

[lupin]

I have moved your thread here.

READ the descriptions of the forums before you post. The HowTo forum is NOT for asking questions!

Maybe you also want to clarify which tutorial you are following and the particular program that you want to know the version of.

[tywelcome]

the version is the vmware version.

VMwareTools-5.0.0-<xxxx>

where <xxx> is the build version..

look at help menu about in vmware.

[halfdone]

Hi all

mount /dev/cdrom3 /mnt/cdrom
You should "dir /mnt/cdrom" for VMwaretoolsVersion
cp /mnt/cdrom/VMwareTools-{version}.tar.gz /tmp/
cd /tmp/
tar zxpf VMwareTools-{version}.tar.gz
cd vmware-tools-distrib
./vmware-install.pl

How to I find out which version I am running?

I have skipped step 1:

apt-get update
apt-get install linux-source
cd /usr/src
tar jxpf linux-source-{version}.tar.bz2
ln -s linux-source-{version} linux
cd linux
zcat /proc/config.gz > .config
make scripts
make prepare

Purely because I am not currently connected to the net.

Help please.

You should connect to net

/etc/init.d/networking start

And cause you are trying to install VMwaretools to BT4, why wouldn't install whole BT4 urself? Its really easy, and it worth of it.

I installed BT4 and then VMware tools. Installing VMwaretools to BT4 vmwareimage didnt work for me.