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author | Dyno Hongjun Fu <dyno.fu@gmail.com> | 2014-07-01 16:10:59 -0700 |
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committer | Dyno Hongjun Fu <dyno.fu@gmail.com> | 2014-07-01 16:10:59 -0700 |
commit | 8b89d5b01f0b6d97e306648236869ce10b056293 (patch) | |
tree | a65a4b10b6cbc31867a4f7f8dbae0974f90ef197 | |
parent | 9188c775bedccd3975c001cf6100124225918d53 (diff) |
Update README.md
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@@ -10,16 +10,16 @@ different Linux distributions. ##General information: * What are the open-vm-tools? -The open-vm-tools are a subset of the VMware Tools, currently composed of + * The open-vm-tools are a subset of the VMware Tools, currently composed of kernel modules for Linux and user-space programs for all VMware supported Unix like guest operating systems. * Where do I find documentation for the open-vm-tools beyond this README? -Please refer to the main project web site for all the latest documentation + * Please refer to the main project web site for all the latest documentation at: <http://open-vm-tools.sourceforge.net/> * How do I build the open-vm-tools? -The open-vm-tools uses the GNU Automake tool for generating Makefiles to + * The open-vm-tools uses the GNU Automake tool for generating Makefiles to build all sources. More information about Automake can be found here: <http://sources.redhat.com/automake/> @@ -39,11 +39,12 @@ When using configure in the steps below it is only necessary to call `./configure` once unless there was a problem after the first invocation. * Building Unix user-space programs: +``` 1. autoreconf -i 2. ./configure 3. Run "make" to build Unix userland programs 4. Run "make modules" to build kernel modules - +``` * Packaging: If you are interested in creating a Tools package, please see <https://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/open-vm-tools/index.php?title=Packaging> @@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ should work: ================================================================================ ##Other resources: + * There are also open-source video & mouse drivers for Xorg/XFree86 that provide better performance and additional features to Linux, Solaris, and BSD derivatives guests running X11. |