How to Install Backtrack 5 R3 in Vmware and Vmware Tools

Hello Readers!! Today Im gonna tell you how to install Backtrack 5 R3 in Vmware and Vmware tools.

Requirements:-

• Vmware Workstation or Vmware Player (You can download it from its official site).


• Backtrack 5 R3 Live disc or Backtrack 5 R3 ISO (You can download it from here).

So lets begin:-

• In this Tutorial i'll be working on Vmware Workstation.


• First of all open your vmware workstation, then goto File >> New Virtual Machine


• Then a new window will open, click on "Next" >> If you have live disc, then select "Installer Disc" or else select "Installer Disc Image file (iso)" >> "Next" >> Now choose the location where you wants to install Backtrack 5 R3 >> "Next" >> Now give the Disc size for BT 5 R3  >> "Next" >> "Finish"


• Now a new tab will be open.

• Now click on "Power On The Virtual Machine", then it will ask for your permission to boot. Hit Enter.


• Select the first option then hit Enter.

• Then type startx, hit Enter.


• Then Double Click on Install icon, then follow the instruction.

• Installation will take some time.


• After installation click on Restart Now.

• After reboot, login as a root (default user is root and pass is toor)


• Type startx, hit Enter


• We have successfully installed the Backtrack, now lets comes to Vmware Tools.


• Goto vmware tool bar  VM >> Install Vmware Tools

• Then a new icon will appear on desktop, open it by double click on it, then drag the folder to desktop.

• Open Terminal, type "cd Desktop/" , hit Enter.


• Type "tar -zxvf <folder name>", hit Enter.


• It will start extracting the folder, after completion, a new folder will appear on Desktop.


• Type "cd vmware-tools-distrib", hit Enter.


• Type "./vmware-install.pl", hit Enter.


• It will start installing the vmware tools.


• During Installation, many time it will ask your permission, just hit Enter whenever it asks :D

After installation Reboot it again. Now you have successfully done.