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Ubuntu Linux: Kernel Development Package

Thru Ubuntu automatic updates notification, I upgraded the kernel of my Ubuntu Linux 5.1 VMware virtual machine this morning and, all of a sudden, my VMware shared folders disappeared from the /mnt/hgfs directory. I guessed it could be that the kernel upgrade package overwrote some essential file of VMware Tools so I went ahead reinstalling VMware Tools according to the instruction here. Things went fine until I was reported that this version of kernel (is too new and) is not supported by the installer. The installer then asked for a path of the kernel source files.

I didn't install a kernel development package and didn't really have enough patience to browse thru the Ubuntu package repository to find a proper package to install. After half an hour of trial-and-error plus Google search, from this JustLinux.com posting, here is how to install the latest kernel source code:

Logged on as root,
apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r`
Note the grave-accent character, not an apostrophe, that surrounds "uname -r".

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Update: Jan 4, 06:Here are the important VMware Tools components that are buried in the /usr/bin folder:
vmstat
vmware-config-tools.pl
vmware-user
vmware-toolbox
vmware-uninstall-tools.pl

vmware-config-tools is particularly important if you want to reconfigure the screen resolution of X window graphical interface.

vmware-toolbox is used to configure the time-synchronization setting between Linux guest operating system and the Windows host, as well as to access the the Devices and Scripts settings and the virtual hard drive Shrink utility.

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