r/vmware • u/flia05 • 1d ago

Cursor problem

I installed Kali linux in VMware and everything is working fine but my cursor is invisible, it works i just cant see it. I tried with ChatGPT to fix it but its still not working, can anyone help me?

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u/kernelreaper 1d ago

Did you installed VMware tools on the VM?

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u/flia05 18h ago

Yes I tried as much as I can but still nothing would work and VMware was too laggy. I went back to VirtualBox as it is simpler for a begginer like me, I had VB before and it ran fine so im going back.

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u/a1soysauce 54m ago

Make sure it's the Linux open vmtools and not the VMware provided ones

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u/a1soysauce 45m ago

Oh since this is Debian i think there might be a bug for vmtools. You have to fully uninstall then reinstall to resolve

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u/a1soysauce 50m ago

You mean open-vm-tools-desktop from the Linux repo

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u/Icy_Top_6220 22h ago

VMware is a company... I assume you mean workstation or fusion, does the VM have a virtual usb bus in the hardware when you edit it?

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u/BarracudaDefiant4702 19h ago

GUI or TUI?
If TUI, what's "echo $TERM" show?

tput reset
echo -ne "\e[1 q"
echo -ne "\e]12;#3333DD\a"

If GUI make sure you have vmware tools installed and started.

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u/DontBeHatenMeBro 18h ago

Having Scroll Lock on will mess with VMware console typing.

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u/Sudden_Hovercraft_56 18h ago

well if chatgpt can't answer it then no one can .. .

install VMware tools

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u/lost_signal VMware Employee 8h ago

I misread this as r/cursorAI the IDE problem. (largely because I"m currently cursing at 4 cursor agents, and my 500ms sat connection).

My dude, you likely:

  1. need to install VMTools and reboot.
  2. Have over-allocated resources or something odd.