====== How To Install VMware Tools on Ubuntu Server ======

VMware tools can be install using the open-vm-tools package. This will install X-server. If you do NOT wish to install X, see below:

===== Install VMware Tools Manually =====

Install the support packages VMware Tools needs:
<code>
apt-get install linux-headers-server build-essential
</code>
Choose "Install VMware tools" from within VMware Workstations. Mount the cdrom.
<code>
mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom
</code>
Copy the VMware Tools tarball to your home directory
<code>
cp /media/cdrom/VMwareTools-8.8.0-471268.tar.gz ~
</code>
Change to your home directory
<code>
cd ~
</code>
Unzip the tarball
<code>
tar -zxf VMwareTools-8.8.0-471268.tar.gz
</code>
Change directories into the tarball directory
<code>
cd vmware-tools-distrib/
</code>
Begin the VMware Tools Install.
<code>
./vmware-install.pl
</code>
You will be asked a bunch of questions. The defaults should work for each. Adjust the kernel modules
<code>
rmmod pcnet32
depmod -a
modprobe vmxnet
</code>
Restart networking
<code>
/etc/init.d/networking restart
</code>

Reboot the VM.

===== Sources =====
http://www.gorillapond.com/2006/07/31/install-vmware-tools-on-ubuntu/