Description
🌍 Problem Statement
Since Broadcom acquired VMware, it has become increasingly difficult to download official VMware Tools packages. Developers, IT administrators, and VM users often struggle to quickly find the right version they need. Manual searching and downloading is tedious, error-prone, and makes it hard to archive historical versions for troubleshooting or deployment.
🛠️ Your Solution
This project was completed directly through GitHub Copilot in the web editor. I only needed to provide the initial idea and requirements, and Copilot assisted with the entire scripting and automation process.
The result is a Python script that automatically syncs VMware Tools resources from Broadcom's official site, with incremental updates and full version archiving.
With one-time setup, it keeps your archive up to date, making it easy for developers, IT admins, and software users to obtain both the latest and historical versions.
- Incremental sync: only downloads changed files, saving up to 90% bandwidth
- Multi-threaded download: up to 16 threads for faster speed
- Resume support: broken downloads can be continued automatically
- Triple file check: size, mtime, and ETag for reliable integrity
- Full logs: track all operations for troubleshooting
- Cross-platform: works on Windows, Linux, and macOS
Official Resource URL:
https://packages-prod.broadcom.com/tools/
GitHub Project:
https://github.com/1564307973/vmware-tools-broadcom
🚀 Repository & Demo (if any)
- GitHub repo: https://github.com/1564307973/vmware-tools-broadcom
- Live demo: N/A
🙌 Call for Upvotes
If you have ever struggled to download, archive, or sync VMware Tools, this tool is made for you. It empowers every developer, sysadmin, and power user to instantly access any required version with a single command.
This is a demonstration of how GitHub Copilot in the web editor enables users to turn ideas into working code with minimal manual effort.
Please vote for my project—let more people benefit from automation and open source!