In their website vmware claims that if we are 'Unable to locate the ISO image for the VMware Tools installation' then we can just download it. I followed the link indicated and I can find ISO's for the case where the guest is Windows. But what I need is an ISO for the case when the guest is linux (Ubuntu). Where are the ISOs?
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Typically, VMware Tools is bundled with ESXi hosts so that, after the host is installed and has initiated the VMware Tools installation from within the VM, it mounts the VMware Tools ISO image automatically. It is also possible to download and install VMware Tools from the latest ISOs and installation packages because VMware provides an option to download separate versions of VMware Tools than. The VMware Tools ISO's in my new ESXi 5.5 installation are missing. Where can I download them from? ESXi 5.5 missing VMware Tools ISOs. Ask Question 0. The VMware Tools ISO's in my new ESXi 5.5 installation are missing. Where can I download them from? Mar 7, 2018 - C: Program Files (x86) VMware VMware Workstation linux.iso. A good solution for Ubuntu as a VMWare guest is to install the open VMWare.
They are certainly there. Just have a look at this page: http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/latest/index.html
Vmware Tools Iso Download
That is a subdirectory of the site linked to by VMWare and certainly does not just have Windows.