nkaoz
3/31/2016 - 8:04 AM

Install OSX Parallels version 10 / 11 tools on Ubuntu server guest.

Install OSX Parallels version 10 / 11 tools on Ubuntu server guest.

Install OSX Parallels version 10 / 11 tools on Ubuntu server guest

  • Create Ubuntu server instance under Parallels (obviously).

  • Start VM, goto Actions - Install Parallels Tools... to mount the ISO image.

    • Note: if this fails, or updating tools for an existing guest you can do the following:
    • Goto Devices > CD/DVD 1 > Connect Image....
    • Select the following ISO image: /Applications/Parallels Desktop/Contents/Resources/Tools/prl-tools-lin.iso.
    • This will mount the tools CD image.
  • From the terminal, run the following commands:

    $ sudo su
    $ apt-get install gcc make
    $ mkdir -p /media/cdrom
    $ mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom
    $ cd /media/cdrom
    $ ./install
    
  • Follow prompts to install tools.

  • Reboot

  • Host shares should now be mounted in Ubuntu guest via the just installed prltoolsd service, set to start on system boot-up.

  • All done

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