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

Reference

• http://kb.parallels.com/en/121370
• http://kb.parallels.com/en/113394