STAGE 3
This is second part of << backtrack virtual machine installation tutorial
in this tutorial i will cover how to install vmware tools and additionally how to install
Reboot and login with default username and password
username : root
password : toor
Before installing vmware tools
ONLY KDE users , fix unable to create symlink problem :
root@bt:~# mkdir /etc/cups/ppd
Prepare Kernels Source
root@bt:~#prepare-kernel-sources
Change Root password of backtrack 5 R3 installation
root@bt:~#passwd root
Enter New UNIX Password :
Retype New UNIX Password :
passwd : Password Updated Successfully
After Prepare kernel sources now , Install vmware tools
1 : Eject and Disconnect Backtrack if its still mounted
2 : click on vm and choose install vmware tools
3 : if mount automatically then its okay else mount manually
root@bt:~#mkdir /mnt/vmtools
root@bt:~#mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/vmtools/
mount : block device /dev/sr0 is write-protected, mounting read-only
root@bt:~#cp /mnt/vmtools/VMwareTools-9.6.0-1294478.tar.gz /tmp
root@bt:~#cd /tmp
root@bt:/tmp#tar zxpf VMwareTools-9.6.0-1294478.tar.gz
root@bt:/tmp#cd vmware-tools-distrib/
root@bt:/vmware-tools-distrib/#perl ./vmware-install.pl
it will ask many question if you are not sure just go with defaults and when it finish installing simply type
fix-splash
root@bt:fix-splash
root@bt:reboot
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
Enjoy it so simple!!!!!!!!!!! 😉
hackeasy 