v2x@ubuntu:~/Desktop/vmware-tools-distrib$ ls
bin caf doc etc FILES INSTALL installer lib vgauth vmware-install.pl
v2x@ubuntu:~/Desktop/vmware-tools-distrib$ cd bin
v2x@ubuntu:~/Desktop/vmware-tools-distrib/bin$ ls
vm-support vmware-config-tools.pl vmware-uninstall-tools.pl
v2x@ubuntu:~/Desktop/vmware-tools-distrib/bin$ sudo ./vmware-uninstall-tools.pl
[sudo] password for v2x:
Uninstalling the tar installation of VMware Tools.
Unable to find the tar installer database file (/etc/vmware-tools/locations)
Execution aborted.
v2x@ubuntu:~/Desktop/vmware-tools-distrib/bin$
v2x@ubuntu:~/Desktop/vmware-tools-distrib/bin$ cd ..
v2x@ubuntu:~/Desktop/vmware-tools-distrib$ ls
bin caf doc etc FILES INSTALL installer lib vgauth vmware-install.pl
v2x@ubuntu:~/Desktop/vmware-tools-distrib$ sudo ./vmware-install.pl
The installer has detected an existing installation of open-vm-tools packages
on this system and will not attempt to remove and replace these user-space
applications. It is recommended to use the open-vm-tools packages provided by
the operating system. If you do not want to use the existing installation of
open-vm-tools packages and use VMware Tools, you must uninstall the
open-vm-tools packages and re-run this installer.
The packages that need to be removed are:
open-vm-dkms
open-vm-tools
Packages must be removed with the --purge option.
The installer will next check if there are any missing kernel drivers. Type yes
if you want to do this, otherwise type no [yes]
INPUT: [yes] default
For kernels >= 4.0.0, the open-vm-tools packages need to be of version 10.0.0
or higher for VMware Host Guest Filessystem (vmhgfs) to function with VMware
Tools. Please upgrade open-vm-tools packages and rerun this installer, or
uninstall open-vm-tools packages. Alternatively, you can disable using vmhgfs
when VMware Tools are configured.
Enter yes to proceed. [no]
INPUT: [no] default
Execution aborted.
v2x@ubuntu:~/Desktop/vmware-tools-distrib$