How to install VMware tools__linux in VMware Ubuntu Linux virtual machines

VMware tools enables you to copy text, files, and so on between hosts <-> virtual machines. This article describes how to install VMware tools in a VMware Ubuntu Linux virtual machine. test Environment:

VMware Workstation 12.5
Host: Windows7 SP1 x64
Virtual machine: Ubuntu Linux 16.4 Step1

Choose from the VMware menu, virtual machine--> update VMware Tools

The following prompts appear:

Mount the virtual CD drive on the client, start the terminal, use tar to extract the installer, and then perform the vmware-install.pl installation of VMware Tools.

STEP2 Decompression Vmwaretools

On the vmwaretools-xxxx.tar.gz above the right mouse button to select Extract, and then select the extracted address, I am ready to extract the files to the TMP folder:
Select the other location--> computer--> tmp STEP3 Navigate to the unpacked directory and execute the vmware-install.pl

Navigate to the Extract directory Tmp/vmware-tools-distrib
right mouse button-->open int terminal
Perform

sudo./vmware-install.pl

Then follow the prompts to install. After installation, you can use Copy-paste to copy the text from the virtual machine. Here is my copy of the installation dialog.

lion@ubuntu:/tmp/vmware-tools-distrib$ sudo./vmware-install.pl [sudo] password for lion:the installer has detected Existing installation of Open-vm-tools packages on this system and would not attempt to remove and replace these User-spac E applications. It is recommended to with the Open-vm-tools packages provided by the operating system. If you don't want to use the existing installation of Open-vm-tools packages with VMware tools, you must uninstall th
e Open-vm-tools packages and re-run this installer. The packages that need to be removed are:open-vm-tools the installer'll next check if there are any missing kernel ERs.

Type Yes if you are want to does this, otherwise type no [Yes] Yes A previous installation of VMware Tools has been.

The previous installation is made by the TAR Installer (version 4).

Keeping the TAR4 Installer database format.  You are have a version of VMware Tools installed. Continuing this install'll a uninstall currently instalLED version. 
Do your wish to continue? (yes/no)

[Yes] Yes uninstalling the tar installation of VMware Tools.

Stopping services for VMware tools The removal of VMware Tools 10.1.6 build-5214329 for Linux completed successfully.

Installing VMware Tools. 
In which directory does you want to install the binary files? 

[/usr/bin] 
What is the directory that contains the init directories (rc0.d/to rc6.d/)? 

[/ETC] 
What is the directory that contains the init scripts? 

[/ETC/INIT.D] 
In which directory does you want to install the daemon files? 

[/usr/sbin] 
In which directory does you want to install the library files? 

[/usr/lib/vmware-tools] The path "/usr/lib/vmware-tools" does not exist currently. This are going to create it, including needed parent directories.
Is this what for you want? 
[Yes] Yes in which directory does you want to install the documentation files? 

[/usr/share/doc/vmware-tools] The path "/usr/share/doc/vmware-tools" does not exist currently. This program 
is going to create it, including needed parent directories. Is this what for you want? [Yes] yes the installation of VMware Tools 10.1.6 build-5214329 for Linux completed successfully. Can decide to remove this software from your system at any time by invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-u

ninstall-tools.pl ". Before running VMware Tools for the "I", you need to configure it by invoking the following command: "/USR/BIN/VMW are-config-tools.pl ". Do your want this program to invoke the command for your now?  
[Yes] yes you have chosen to install VMware Tools on the top of a open-vm-tools package.  You are now being given the option to replace some commands provided by Open-vm-tools. Please, "if", "if", "later remove VMware Tools, it may is necessary to re-instal

L The Open-vm-tools.  The file/usr/bin/vmware-hgfsclient this is about to install already exists. Overwrite? 

[No] The File/sbin/mount.vmhgfs that THis is about to install already exists. Overwrite? 

[No]  The File/usr/bin/vmhgfs-fuse this is about to install already exists. Overwrite? 

[No]


Initializing ...



Making sure services for VMware Tools are stopped. The module VMCI has already been installed on this system by another installer or package and won't is modified by thi

S installer. The module Vsock has already been installed on this system by another installer or package and won't is modified by thi

S installer. The module Vmxnet3 has already been installed on this system by another installer or package and won't is modified by

This installer. The module PVSCSI has already been installed on this system by another installer or package and won't is modified by T

His installer.  The module Vmmemctl has already been installed on this system by another installer or package and won't is modified by

This installer. The VMware host-guest filesystem allows for shared folders Between the host OS and the guest OS in a Fusion or Workstation virtual environment. Do your wish to enable this feature? [Yes] yes the vmxnet driver is no longer supported on kernels 3.3 and greater. Please upgrade to a newer virtual NIC.

(e.g., vmxnet3 or e1000e) VMware automatic kernel modules enables automatic building and installation of VMware kernel modules at boot that are not Already present.

This feature can is enabled/disabled by re-running vmware-config-tools.pl.
Would to enable VMware automatic kernel modules? [Yes] Yes Thinprint provides driver-free printing. 
Do your wish to enable this feature?
[Yes] yes creating a new INITRD boot image for the kernel. Update-initramfs:generating/boot/initrd.img-4.10.0-33-generic the configuration of VMware Tools 10.1.6 build-5214329

For Linux for this running kernel completed successfully. 

 Enjoy,--the VMware team lion@ubuntu:/tmp/vmware-tools-distrib$