Manual installation of VMware Tools steps under Ubuntu

To mount the CD image and extract the contents:

2. Power on the virtual machine.
4. Log in to the virtual machine using a account with administrator or root privileges.
6. Select:
   
   For Fusion: Virtual machine > Install VMware Tools.
   For Workstation: VMS > Install VMware Tools.
   For player: player > Manage > Install VMware Tools.
   
   Note: If You is running the light version of Fusion, a version of Workstation without VMware Tools, or VMware Player, you is prompted to download VMware Tools before they can be installed. Click Download now to begin the Download.
   
   
8. Open the VMware Tools CD mounted on the Ubuntu desktop.
10. Right-click the file name is similar to VMwareTools.x.x.x-xxxx.tar.gz , click Extractto, and select Ubuntu Desktop to save The extracted contents.
    
    The vmware-tools-distrib folder is extracted to the Ubuntu Desktop.

To install the VMware Tools in Ubuntu:

1. Open a Terminal window. For more information, see opening a command or shell prompt (1003892).
2. in the Terminal, run this command to navigate to the  vmware-tools-distrib  folder:
   
   CODE>CD desktop/ vmware-tools-distrib
   
   
3. Run This command to install VMware Tools:
   
   
4. sudo Su- (completely switched to the root user's environment variable, No-: is still the original user's environment variable, specific difference: http://www.cnblogs.com/haichuan3000/articles/2123633.html)
5. sudo. vmware-install.pl-d
   
   Note : the  -D  switch assumes that you want To accept the defaults. If you don't use  -D , press  Return  to Accept the defaults or supply your own Answers.
   
   
6. Enter your Ubuntu password.
7. Restart the Ubuntu virtual machine after the VMware Tools installation completes.

Manual installation of VMware Tools steps under Ubuntu