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+====== 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/