How to install VMware Tools on Kali Linux 2021.1 | VMware Tools Install VMware Tools Setup Linux If you're running Kali Linux inside a VMware virtual machine, installing the VMware Tools software will help you get the most out of the system. VMware Tools will give the machine more capabilities, such as a shared clipboard with the host system, drag and drop file transfer, and automatic window resizing. This makes copying data to and from a host system much more convenient. It also changes the VM's resolution automatically when its window is resized, so you don't need to change it manually. VMware Tools will work with just about any Linux distribution, but instructions can differ because of dependencies and package managers. Normally, Kali will automatically detect what platform the operating system has been installed on, and will include VMware Tools (if applicable) by default. If yours isn't working or you just need to know how to use the features, we've got you covered in this guide. In this guide, we'll be going over the step by step instructions to get VMware Tools installed on Kali Linux. With these instructions, it doesn't matter what host system you're using, as long as the virtual machine is running Kali. This guide assumes that you've already installed Kali in the VM correctly. Install command : sudo apt install open-vm-tools-desktop fuse