Ubuntu12.04 install VMware tools

转自：http://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/show/39871-how-to-install-vmware-tools-v5-on-ubuntu-12-04-lts-server-and-12-10-server
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环境：WIN7 + VMware 8.0.0 build-471780 + Ubuntu 12.04(虚拟机)
问题关键：ubuntu 12.04用的是3.2.0内核，而vm 8.0.0还不支持该内核。
解决办法：找来vmware workstation 8.0.2 tools中的linux.iso来，重新安装此iso文件中vmware-tools工具即可。(用到的linux.iso下载地址：http://115.com/file/dp7gwhkv)

安装过程见：
After searching a long time in the internet, for getting the right solution on installing the VmWare Tools on my Ubuntu Server VM, I tried a lot different ones and came up with this one. For me it works great and my server is up to date!

1.	Update your Ubuntu VM sudo apt-get -y update sudo apt-get -y upgrade
2.	Install build tools sudo apt-get -y install linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential
3.	Mount vmwaretools within esx first, VM->Removable Devices ->Floppy ->Settings ->connetion, DONOT Select 'Use floppy image file' then, In your esx select the ubuntu vm, right klick and select guest --> install vmwaretools. Now the vmwaretools cd is attached.
4.	Create the mount point sudo mkdir -p /media/cdrom
5.	Mount the ISO sudo mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom
6.	Now change the directory cd /media/cdrom
7.	Copy the tar file sudo cp VM*.tar.gz /tmp
8.	Unmount ISO sudo umount /media/cdrom
9.	change directory cd /tmp
10.	Expand the tar sudo tar xzvf VM*.tar.gz
11.	Change Directory cd vmware-tools-distrib
12.	To prevent a potential error .. in the install script on Ubuntu 11.10+, Unable to create symlink “/usr/lib64/libvmcf.so” pointing to file ”/usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib64/libvmcf.so/libvmcf.so”. , create a special directory: sudo mkdir -p /usr/lib64
13.	Run the Install script: 关联文件，就是因为找不到这个几个文件，vmware tools才认为路径无效的。 cd /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build/include/linux sudo ln -s ../generated/utsrelease.h sudo ln -s ../generated/autoconf.h sudo ln -s ../generated/uapi/linux/version.h 就是因为没有最后这个链接，一直失败，郁闷啊。 【转自：http://www.cnblogs.com/lifegoesonitself/p/3357375.html】 sudo ./vmware-install.pl -d
14.	Reboot sudo reboot

Conclusion

For me this is the quickest way to get vmtools installed! Hope it'll work for you!