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Downloads:

1,152,051

Downloads of v 12.4.0.23259341:

29,417

Last Update:

22 Mar 2024

Package Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • VMware
  • Inc.

Tags:

vmware tools vsphere esxi

VMWare Tools for Windows

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12.4.0.23259341 | Updated: 22 Mar 2024

Downloads:

1,152,051

Downloads of v 12.4.0.23259341:

29,417

Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • VMware
  • Inc.

VMWare Tools for Windows 12.4.0.23259341

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This Package Contains an Exempted Check

Not All Tests Have Passed


Validation Testing Passed


Verification Testing Exemption:

This can not be tested using the Chocolatey testing environment as this package will only install on a VMware VSphere host.

Details

Scan Testing Successful:

No detections found in any package files

Details
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Deployment Method: Individual Install, Upgrade, & Uninstall

To install VMWare Tools for Windows, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To upgrade VMWare Tools for Windows, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To uninstall VMWare Tools for Windows, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

Deployment Method:

NOTE

This applies to both open source and commercial editions of Chocolatey.

1. Enter Your Internal Repository Url

(this should look similar to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/)


2. Setup Your Environment

1. Ensure you are set for organizational deployment

Please see the organizational deployment guide

2. Get the package into your environment

  • Open Source or Commercial:
    • Proxy Repository - Create a proxy nuget repository on Nexus, Artifactory Pro, or a proxy Chocolatey repository on ProGet. Point your upstream to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/. Packages cache on first access automatically. Make sure your choco clients are using your proxy repository as a source and NOT the default community repository. See source command for more information.
    • You can also just download the package and push it to a repository Download

3. Copy Your Script

choco upgrade vmware-tools -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" [other options]

See options you can pass to upgrade.

See best practices for scripting.

Add this to a PowerShell script or use a Batch script with tools and in places where you are calling directly to Chocolatey. If you are integrating, keep in mind enhanced exit codes.

If you do use a PowerShell script, use the following to ensure bad exit codes are shown as failures:


choco upgrade vmware-tools -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" 
$exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE

Write-Verbose "Exit code was $exitCode"
$validExitCodes = @(0, 1605, 1614, 1641, 3010)
if ($validExitCodes -contains $exitCode) {
  Exit 0
}

Exit $exitCode

- name: Install vmware-tools
  win_chocolatey:
    name: vmware-tools
    version: '12.4.0.23259341'
    source: INTERNAL REPO URL
    state: present

See docs at https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/win_chocolatey_module.html.


chocolatey_package 'vmware-tools' do
  action    :install
  source   'INTERNAL REPO URL'
  version  '12.4.0.23259341'
end

See docs at https://docs.chef.io/resource_chocolatey_package.html.


cChocoPackageInstaller vmware-tools
{
    Name     = "vmware-tools"
    Version  = "12.4.0.23259341"
    Source   = "INTERNAL REPO URL"
}

Requires cChoco DSC Resource. See docs at https://github.com/chocolatey/cChoco.


package { 'vmware-tools':
  ensure   => '12.4.0.23259341',
  provider => 'chocolatey',
  source   => 'INTERNAL REPO URL',
}

Requires Puppet Chocolatey Provider module. See docs at https://forge.puppet.com/puppetlabs/chocolatey.


4. If applicable - Chocolatey configuration/installation

See infrastructure management matrix for Chocolatey configuration elements and examples.

NOTE

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Package Approved

This package was approved as a trusted package on 22 Mar 2024.

Description

VMware Tools is a set of services and modules that enable several features in VMware products for better management of, and seamless user interactions with, guests operating systems.


Package Parameters

  • /ALL - Performs a Complete Install of VMware Tools (Optional)
    Example:
choco install vmware-tools --params='"/ALL"'

choco://vmware-tools

To use choco:// protocol URLs, install (unofficial) choco:// Protocol support


Please Note: This is an automatically updated package. If you find it is out of date by more than a day or two, please contact the maintainer(s) and let them know the package is no longer updating correctly.


tools\ChocolateyInstall.ps1
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'

$toolsDir              = "$(Split-Path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition)"

$url                   = 'https://packages.vmware.com/tools/releases/12.4.0/windows/x86/VMware-tools-12.4.0-23259341-i386.exe'
$checksum              = '5848392b38a375537430a8e185edba6e5219b0a2b3d1f12493e0f62c44308cc3'
$ChecksumType          = 'sha256'
$url64                 = 'https://packages.vmware.com/tools/releases/12.4.0/windows/x64/VMware-tools-12.4.0-23259341-x86_64.exe'
$checksum64            = 'c199ac6fb6fa923f849a79a5e301b1d0af2bf5e486bfaef48484ad9c50b2ed7e'
$ChecksumType64        = 'sha256'

$pp                    = Get-PackageParameters

$packageArgs = @{
  packageName    = $env:ChocolateyPackageName
  unzipLocation  = $toolsDir
  fileType       = 'exe'
  url            = $url
  url64bit       = $url64
  validExitCodes = @(0, 3010)
  silentArgs     = '/S /v /qn REBOOT=R'
  softwareName   = "VMware Tools*"
  checksum       = $checksum
  checksumType   = $ChecksumType
  checksum64     = $checksum64
  checksumType64 = $ChecksumType64
}

if ( $pp.ALL ) {
  Write-Host "`nPerforming a Complete installation of VMware Tools...`n" -ForegroundColor Yellow

  $packageArgs['silentArgs'] = '/S /v /qn REBOOT=R ADDLOCAL=ALL'

} else {
  Write-Host "`nPerforming a Typical installation of VMware Tools...`n" -ForegroundColor Yellow
}

Install-ChocolateyPackage @packageArgs

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In cases where actual malware is found, the packages are subject to removal. Software sometimes has false positives. Moderators do not necessarily validate the safety of the underlying software, only that a package retrieves software from the official distribution point and/or validate embedded software against official distribution point (where distribution rights allow redistribution).

Chocolatey Pro provides runtime protection from possible malware.

Add to Builder Version Downloads Last Updated Status
VMWare Tools for Windows 12.3.5.22544099 56585 Friday, October 27, 2023 Approved
VMWare Tools for Windows 12.3.0.22234872 36055 Friday, September 1, 2023 Approved
VMWare Tools for Windows 12.2.6.22229486 104 Thursday, August 24, 2023 Approved
VMWare Tools for Windows 12.2.5.21855600 57301 Wednesday, June 14, 2023 Approved
VMWare Tools for Windows 12.2.0.21223074 95013 Friday, March 10, 2023 Approved
VMWare Tools for Windows 12.1.5.20735119 32710 Wednesday, November 30, 2022 Approved
VMWare Tools for Windows 12.1.0.20219665 49063 Wednesday, August 24, 2022 Approved
VMWare Tools for Windows 12.0.6.20104755 20809 Sunday, July 24, 2022 Approved
VMWare Tools for Windows 12.0.5.19716617 47074 Wednesday, May 25, 2022 Approved
VMWare Tools for Windows 12.0.0.19345655 54140 Thursday, March 3, 2022 Approved
VMWare Tools for Windows 11.3.5.18557794 75147 Friday, September 24, 2021 Approved
VMWare Tools for Windows 11.3.0.18090558 67462 Friday, June 18, 2021 Approved
VMWare Tools for Windows 11.2.6.17901274 40391 Friday, April 30, 2021 Approved
VMWare Tools for Windows (Install) 11.2.5.17337674 155317 Tuesday, January 12, 2021 Approved
VMWare Tools for Windows (Install) 11.2.1.17243207 1356 Monday, January 11, 2021 Approved
VMWare Tools for Windows (Install) 11.2.0.16938113 16679 Thursday, October 22, 2020 Approved
VMWare Tools for Windows (Install) 11.1.5.16724464 29292 Thursday, August 27, 2020 Approved
VMWare Tools for Windows (Install) 11.1.1.16303738 8460 Thursday, July 16, 2020 Approved
VMWare Tools for Windows (Install) 11.1.0.16036546 14695 Monday, May 11, 2020 Approved
VMWare Tools for Windows (Install) 11.0.6.15940789 2275 Thursday, April 30, 2020 Approved
VMWare Tools for Windows (Install) 11.0.5.15389592 105197 Wednesday, January 15, 2020 Approved
VMWare Tools for Windows (Install) 11.0.1.14773994 44559 Wednesday, October 23, 2019 Approved
VMWare Tools for Windows (Install) 11.0.0.14549434 10042 Wednesday, September 25, 2019 Approved
VMWare Tools for Windows (Install) 10.3.10.12406962 23250 Saturday, March 30, 2019 Approved
VMWare Tools for Windows (Install) 10.3.5.10430147 49377 Wednesday, November 14, 2018 Approved
VMWare Tools for Windows (Install) 10.3.2.9925305 2843 Tuesday, September 11, 2018 Approved
VMWare Tools for Windows (Install) 10.2.5.8068406 3025 Thursday, April 19, 2018 Approved
VMWare Tools for Windows (Install) 10.2.0.7253323 2536 Wednesday, December 27, 2017 Approved
VMWare Tools for Windows (Install) 10.1.15.6677369 2192 Thursday, October 5, 2017 Approved
VMWare Tools for Windows (Install) 10.1.10.6082533 1198 Saturday, July 29, 2017 Approved
VMWare Tools for Windows (Install) 10.1.7.5541682 903 Saturday, May 27, 2017 Approved
VMWare Tools for Windows (Install) 10.1.5.5055683 713 Friday, April 21, 2017 Approved
VMWare Tools for Windows (Install) 10.1.0.4449150 823 Friday, February 17, 2017 Approved
VMWare Tools for Windows (Install) 10.0.6.356039 475 Friday, February 17, 2017 Approved
VMWare Tools for Windows (Install) 9.10.5.2981885 436 Friday, February 17, 2017 Approved
VMWare Tools for Windows (Install) 9.10.0.2476743 417 Friday, February 17, 2017 Approved
VMWare Tools for Windows (Install) 9.4.15.2827462 523 Friday, February 17, 2017 Approved
VMWare Tools for Windows 9.4.11 1186 Wednesday, February 25, 2015 Approved
VMWare Tools for Windows (Install) 9.4.10.2068191 1345 Friday, February 17, 2017 Approved
VMWare Tools for Windows (Install) 9.4.0.1280544 465 Friday, February 17, 2017 Approved

This package has no dependencies.

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