

Installing Parallels Tools in the most recent versions of Linux systems Note: To install Parallels Tools in your virtual machine, you must have the root privileges. For more information about the kernel sources, refer to Installing the GCC package and Kernel Sources in Linux.

The kernel sources package name depends on the type of Linux operating system you use: it can be kernel-devel, or kernel-headers, or something else. If these packages are not installed, the Parallels Tools installer will inform you about this.

Parallels Tools can be installed in Linux guest operating systems that comply with the following requirements:
