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Parallels Desktop 4: Installing Parallels Tools with Ubuntu as Guest

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I received an Email from a Mac user who tried Ubuntu using Parallels Desktop 4.0. He has successfully installed Ubuntu "Intrepid Ibex" as guest OS, but he wanted help in installing the Parallels Tools.

If the Parallels Tools is installed, you can get plenty of add-in features like automatic mouse capture and dynamic screen resolution adjustment, so it can greatly enhance the overall usability and performance of the guest OS.

Since I also have Parallels Desktop 4 on my Mac OS X Leopard, I will be showing you how I easily installed the Parallels Tools when using Ubuntu 8.10 as guest:

Step-1. Start Parallels Desktop for Mac, run Ubuntu and login.


Step-2. Once logged in, go to Parallels Desktop menu then click on Virtual Machine --> Install Parallels Tools.


Step-3. A prompt will appear. Just click "Continue" to mount the CD-ROM drive.


Step-4. Using the terminal in Ubuntu, open the Parallels Tools Installer.
Code:
cd /media/cdrom
sudo sh ./install


Step-5. A graphical installer will then appear. Just go on, and if the installation is successful, you will need to reboot...



...And, done!

Currently, there's still no OpenGL graphics acceleration support for Linux in Parallels Desktop 4.0. Anyway, you can still enjoy Ubuntu, and try its unique features and wide selection of great open source software applications.

27 comments

  1. when i want to use terminal ,terminal window close immediatel. what should i do?

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  2. Thanks so much - obvious, really; but it stumped me for a bit!! :D

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  3. Oh my God!!! Thank you so much!!!

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  4. It doesn't work. Terminal answer me "Permission denied". What should I do?

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  5. After installing the Parallels Desktop 4.0 build 3810 update AND reinstalling Parallels Tools the dynamic screen resolution stopped working. Has anyone else experienced this?

    Rob

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  6. Permission denied should:

    sudo su

    Use your user password.. You now are "root" account permissions. Retry the install.

    Cheers
    Atreides

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  7. Marvelous, worked perfectly in 8.04 as well. 2 simple commands - why the heck couldn't Parallels provide these simple instructions???? Hours wasted with long unnecessary, overly complicated and non-working approaches. MANY THANKS!!

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  8. Thank you so much!

    Mic

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  9. Thank you so much!!! Finally someone who actually knows what he's talking about!!

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  10. Simply and fast....Thank you mate!!!

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  11. after puting the sudo sh ./install it say sudo: can't set runas group vector: Operation not permitte what should i do now thnx

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  12. Super! this is a very very useful information. I tried to install parallel tools for Ubuntu 9.04 as guest but failed. I will try on 8.10 again. thanks

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  13. AnonymousMay 12, 2009

    the parallels team said it has not updated tools for 9.04 ubunto or kubunto yet -- hamshorts

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  14. 3 months and stilll waiting for 9.04 support

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  15. Still no 9.04 support? Should I downgrade to 8.x.x?

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  16. Darn! I already installed the current version of Ubuntu on Parallels without that knowage. I guess I'll just keep that virtual machine without a use until the Parallels team releases a newer version of Parallels Tools.

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  17. On a quad core IMAC the cdrom mounted at cdrom1 therefore the correct commands were:

    cd /media/cdrom1
    sudo sh ./install

    Otherwise gr8!

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  18. What garbage. Parallels (4) tools install simply fails on Ubuntu 9.10.

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  19. constantinosFebruary 11, 2010

    thanks !!!!!!

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  20. Thank you so much!!

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  21. As to add to the other Anonymous, February 3rd:

    On my MacBook Pro the cdrom mounted at cdrom1 therefore the correct commands were:

    cd /media/cdrom1
    sudo sh ./install

    I’m using Parallels Desktop 5.0.9344 and Ubuntu 9.10.

    Thank you for your Help.

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  22. Mine was also in cdrom1.
    great post though, thanks for the help!

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  23. AnonymousMay 23, 2010

    In my install (10.04) - the mount folder is not CDROM but cd Parallels\ Tools

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  24. AnonymousJuly 25, 2010

    not working

    using 10.04 on Ubuntu 10

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  25. Anybody got this working for ubuntu 10.04 on Parallels Desktop 4?

    I cant even mount Parallels tools on Ubuntu.
    Advice anyone

    Cheers

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  26. Ubuntu 10.10
    Parallels 5.0.9376
    Parallels Tools mounted after reboot, but nothing happens after "sudo sh ./install". Simply returns to terminal prompt. No apparent activity.

    Does Parallels block installation on later versions of Ubuntu?

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