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Note: You must have the root privileges to run this command.
9 Follow the Parallels Tools Installer instructions to complete the installation.
10 When the installation of Parallels Tools is complete, restart your virtual machine.
For general information about installing Parallels Tools in Linux, refer to Installing Parallels
Tools in a Linux Guest OS (p. 103).
Installing the GCC package and
kernel sources in Linux
When installing or upgrading Parallels Tools in a Linux virtual machine, you may need to install
the gcc package and kernel sources in your Linux guest OS. Kernel sources can be either
downloaded from the Internet, or installed from Linux distribution disks.
To install the gcc package and kernel sources in the RHEL/Fedora/CentOS Linux distribution,
enter the following command in a terminal:
yum install gcc kernel-devel
make
To install the gcc package and kernel sources in the Debian/Ubuntu Linux distribution, enter the
following command in a terminal:
apt-get install gcc make linux-headers-$(uname -r)
For information how to install the gcc package and kernel sources in other Linux distributions,
refer to the corresponding Linux distribution documentation.
If you still experiencing problems, try to find a solution in Parallels Knowledge Base
(http://kb.parallels.com/) or refer to the Parallels support team
http://www.parallels.com/en/support/desktop/.