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authorDyno Hongjun Fu <dyno.fu@gmail.com>2014-07-01 16:10:59 -0700
committerDyno Hongjun Fu <dyno.fu@gmail.com>2014-07-01 16:10:59 -0700
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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.