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First, remove the current installation of VMware Tools. Then install open-vm-tools, either by using a package manager or by downloading the appropriate package for your distribution. For more details, please consult the How-To article: Move from VMware Tools to Open VM Tools (open-vm-tools)
Operating Systems
Why didn't the Guest OS Customization specification work on Ubuntu 18+?
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Questions about billing? Refer to the Billing FAQ .
Tooling
VPN access and VSS Credentials must be set first. Refer to Steps 1 and 2 of the Getting Started Guide
How to install the vss-cli?
Refer to Installation and Configuration documentation to get started. Alternatively, you can access https://vss-cli.eis.utoronto.ca or ssh into vsscli-demo.eis.utoronto.ca.
How to install pyvss?
Refer to Installation and Upgrade for instructions.