vmware-checkvm
Detect VMware virtual machine environment
TLDR
Check if running in VMware
$ vmware-checkvm
Get hardware version$ vmware-checkvm -h
SYNOPSIS
vmware-checkvm [OPTIONS]
DESCRIPTION
vmware-checkvm checks if the current host is running inside a VMware virtual machine. The exit status indicates whether the system is a VM (exit 0) or not (non-zero exit).When run inside VMware, it returns the VMware software version information.
PARAMETERS
-h
Return VMware hardware version
INSTALL
sudo apt install open-vm-tools
sudo dnf install open-vm-tools
sudo pacman -S open-vm-tools
sudo apk add open-vm-tools
sudo zypper install open-vm-tools
nix profile install nixpkgs#open-vm-tools
CAVEATS
VMware specific. Only detects VMware virtualization. Part of open-vm-tools package.
SEE ALSO
virt-what(1), systemd-detect-virt(1)
