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open-vm-tools

The Open Virtual Machine Tools (open-vm-tools) are the open source implementation of VMware Tools

  • system-integration
  • DAEMON
  • VIRTUALIZATION
  • VMWARE-GUEST
  • Launchable
  • Background service
official+codex · reviewed · May 28, 2026 description in en

Description

Installs open VMware guest integration tools for Linux virtual machines. They help the guest system communicate with the VMware host for time sync, shutdown handling, device integration, status reporting, and management features.

Use it inside a VMware virtual machine, not on ordinary hardware. It improves virtual-machine behavior but runs background services, so administrators should keep it matched to the host environment.

How to run

vmtoolsd.service

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