VMware tools can't find headers in Fedora 18 virtual machine

[ozzlawrence]

Two Fedora 18 installs (LXDE and XFCE spins) running as virtual machines fail to install VMware Tools as VMware cannot find the headers.

I've installed gcc make kernel-devel and kernel-headers, and tried directing the tools install to “/lib/modules/3.*.*-*.fc18.x86/build/include” (substituting the proper kernel details in) but the Tools install still says the location contains no header files.

Where are the header files or how do I install VMware tools in Fedora 18?

Thanks in advance.

[Rubberman]

Before you build/install the vmware tools you need to install the kernel-headers package with the yum command: yum install kernel-headers

[ozzlawrence]

Have done that. Have also done updates and even tried "yum install linux-headers-$(uname -r)" which advises the latest headers are already installed.

[Rubberman]

Sounds like it's time to visit the user forums at vmware... Sorry, but the only other option may be to install the kernel-devel package, or kernel-sources.

[ozzlawrence]

Thanks, I had already installed kernel-devel and have just tried installing kernel-sources as well as the lates VMware tools for linux.
Still no luck with VMware tools advising -"Searching for a valid kernel header path... The path "" is not a valid path to the 3.7.2-201.fc18.i686 kernel headers. Would you like to change it? [yes]"

[ozzlawrence]

Thanks to everyone who contributed.

I have now found the solution at <https://ask.fedoraproject.org/question/3485/vmware-player-f18-kernel-headers>

Fedora 18 needs the following command to be run (using sudo)

"cp /usr/include/linux/version.h /lib/modules/3.7.2-201.fc18.x86_64/build/include/linux/"

Hope this helps others with the same problem .