Downloading and Installing open-vm-tools for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

You are looking for the VMware Tools download for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Ubuntu 24.04 utilizes open-vm-tools, the open-source implementation of VMware Tools, rather than the traditional bundled VMware Tools installer.

Environment

 

VMware vSphere / ESXi

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

open-vm-tools

 

Cause

Ubuntu uses the open-vm-tools package as listed in VMware Tools compatibility with guest operating systems.  

Resolution

1. Download open-vm-tools from the Github repository https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools or, if available, use the package included with the Ubuntu distribution.
2. Install open-vm-tools following the steps detailed in Install Open VM Tools

Additional Information

VMware support for open-vm-tools