Upgrade VMWare Tools on CentOS 6.3 Using GUI

What is VMWare Tools and why do I need to install it on the guest operating system? 

VMWare strongly recommends installing VMWare Tools on the guest operating system in order to prevent the loss of important functionality.

The VMware Tools package has various essential features such as synchronization of time in the guest operating system with time on the host, support for drag and drop functionality, copying and pasting between guest and host, and improved mouse performance in guest OS.

I decided to write this post for those who are not very familiar with Linux systems or prefer using Linux systems with GUI.

This is a short guide explaining how to upgrade (or install) VMWare Tools on the CentOS 6.3 operating system using GUI.

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Testing, Testing, 1 2 3

As we discussed in my previous blog post, the whole agile development process depends on testing – it has to be good, obviously, and it also has to be fast – we don’t have the luxury of taking months to test our flagship product. Nope, we get two weeks and two weeks only. Read the rest of this entry »