To fully utilize the power of Parallel Desktop, we have to install Parallel Tools on Ubuntu.
Version
Parallel Desktop 17
Ubuntu Server 21.10
Install Parallel Tools
Action -> Install Parallel Tools
Parallel tools are provided by CDRM.
Mount CDROM
$ sudo mkdir /media/cdrom
$ sudo mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom
Mount /dev/cdrom to /media/cdrom directory.
$ cd /media/cdrom
$ sudo ./install
Run install on /media/cdrom.
Parallel Tools Installer
Click Next to start the installation process.
Click Next to install the GCC compiler toolchain.
Parallel tools installation completed.
$ reboot
Restart Ubuntu to take effect.
Conclusion
- We can install Parallel Tools on terminal
Reference
Parallels, Parallel Tools manual installation in Linux virtual machine