vmware tools cannot install because it appears that another installation...

Last Updated: 2/15/15

Error:
vmware tools cannot install because it appears that another installation is already installed.

vmware-tools-foundation failed to install.

Solution:

remove all vmware packages (yum list *vmware* will return no results when done!!):

yum erase *vmware*
( if that does not work try: yum erase vmware* then yum erase kmod-vmware* )

remove some folders manually:

rm -rf /usr/lib/vmware-tools
rm -rf /etc/vmware-tools
rm /etc/init/vmware-tools.conf
rm /etc/ld.so.conf.d/vmware-tools-libraries.conf
rm /etc/modprobe.d/vmware-tools.conf
rm /etc/selinux/targeted/modules/active/modules/vmware.pp
rm /etc/dracut.conf.d/vmware-tools.conf
rm -f /usr/bin/vmware-*
rm -f /usr/sbin/vmware-*
rm -rf /usr/share/doc/vmware-*

then reinstall like this:

yum install vmware-tools-foundation
yum install vmware-tools-esx (if you have a GUI)
OR yum install vmware-tools-esx-nox (if you have NO GUI)

Source:
rhel - How to uninstall vmware-tools-foundation - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange
http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/158308/how-to-uninstall-vmware-tools-foundation

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my experience.

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