Vmware Tools是VMware提供的一套非常人性化的程序，可以用来解决虚拟机的分辨率问题，鼠标的性能，以及Ubuntu和宿主机文件的交换问题。必须在虚拟机已经开启且已安装操作系统的前提下才能安装VmMware Tools。它是通过光盘镜像的方式加载到相对应操作系统下来运行安装的。
Vmware Tools的安装
首先进入Ubuntu系统，点击VMware菜单的——虚拟机——安装VMware Tools。这时，在Ubuntu下会自动加载Linux版的VMware Tools的安装光盘镜像。你会看到虚拟机的桌面上出现了一个名为VMware Tools的光盘图标，并且被自动打开。其中包括VMwareTools-5.3.3-34685-i386.rpm和VMwareTools- 5.3.3-34685.tar.gz两个文件。（.rpm文件是给Red Hat准备的，我们只需要.tar.gz的那个）。
首先打开终端设置root权限：
Ubuntu默认是禁用root权限，所以安装的第一步先要打开root权限。具体方法是：
先打开终端：进入Ubuntu系统后，在桌面的左上角有个标签：Application—附件—终端。然后输入
sudo su
回车后，输入当前用户密码，就进入root权限。
Ubuntu下得到root权限
然后在终端输入下面的命令
切换到VMware Tools目录
cd /cdrom/VMware Tools
拷贝VMwareTools-6.0.0-55017.tar.gz文件到根目录
cp VMwareTools-6.0.0-55017.tar.gz /
注：不同的VMware版本文件名可能不同。
切换到根目录
cd /
执行解压命令,解压缩tar包
tar vzxf VMwareTools-6.0.0-55017.tar.gz
切换到vmware-tools-distrib目录
cd vmware-tools-distrib/
安装VMware Tools
./vmware-install.pl
一路回车,直到最后出现“Enjoy——the VMware team”的字样，VMwareTools安装完成。
VMware tools的卸载
/vmware-tools-distrib/bin/vmware-uninstall-tools.pl
但是当再次安装Vmware Tools时，会出现错误。解决的办法是在安装前把 /usr/lib/vmware-tools删除：
rm -rvf /usr/lib/vmware-tools
然后再重新安装Vmware tools，就可以安装成功。
操作过程如下：
[root@localhost ~]# cd / [root@localhost /]# ls bin dev home lost+found misc net proc sbin srv tftpboot usr boot etc lib media mnt opt root selinux sys tmp var [root@localhost /]# cd /media [root@localhost media]# ls VMware Tools [root@localhost media]# cd VMware\ Tools/ [root@localhost VMware Tools]# ls manifest.txt VMwareTools-8.1.3-203739.tar.gz [root@localhost VMware Tools]# cp VMwareTools-8.1.3-203739.tar.gz /tmp [root@localhost VMware Tools]# cd /tmp [root@localhost tmp]# ls gconfd-root scim-helper-manager-socket-root keyring-lbbFvv scim-panel-socket:0-root mapping-root scim-socket-frontend-root orbit-root ssh-FmnVlj2751 scim-bridge-0.3.0.lockfile-0@localhost:0.0 virtual-root.ZxmHUV scim-bridge-0.3.0.socket-0@localhost:0.0 VMwareTools-8.1.3-203739.tar.gz [root@localhost tmp]# tar -zxf VMwareTools-8.1.3-203739.tar.gz [root@localhost tmp]# ls gconfd-root scim-panel-socket:0-root keyring-lbbFvv scim-socket-frontend-root mapping-root ssh-FmnVlj2751 orbit-root virtual-root.ZxmHUV scim-bridge-0.3.0.lockfile-0@localhost:0.0 VMwareTools-8.1.3-203739.tar.gz scim-bridge-0.3.0.socket-0@localhost:0.0 vmware-tools-distrib scim-helper-manager-socket-root [root@localhost tmp]# cd vmware-tools-distrib/ [root@localhost vmware-tools-distrib]# ls bin doc etc FILES INSTALL installer lib vmware-install.pl [root@localhost vmware-tools-distrib]# ./vmware-install.pl Creating a new VMware Tools installer database using the tar4 format. Installing VMware Tools. In which directory do you want to install the binary files? [/usr/bin] yes
The path "yes" is a relative path. Please enter an absolute path. In which directory do you want to install the binary files? [/usr/bin] What is the directory that contains the init directories (rc0.d/ to rc6.d/)? [/etc/rc.d] What is the directory that contains the init scripts? [/etc/rc.d/init.d] In which directory do you want to install the daemon files? [/usr/sbin] In which directory do you want to install the library files? [/usr/lib/vmware-tools] The path "/usr/lib/vmware-tools" does not exist currently. This program is going to create it, including needed parent directories. Is this what you want? [yes] yes In which directory do you want to install the documentation files? [/usr/share/doc/vmware-tools] The path "yes" is a relative path. Please enter an absolute path. In which directory do you want to install the documentation files? [/usr/share/doc/vmware-tools] The path "/usr/share/doc/vmware-tools" does not exist currently. This program is going to create it, including needed parent directories. Is this what you want? [yes] The installation of VMware Tools 8.1.3 build-203739 for Linux completed successfully. You can decide to remove this software from your system at any time by invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-uninstall-tools.pl". Before running VMware Tools for the first time, you need to configure it by invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl". Do you want this program to invoke the command for you now? [yes] Stopping VMware Tools services in the virtual machine: Guest operating system daemon: [确定] Virtual Printing daemon: [确定] Unmounting HGFS shares: [确定] Guest filesystem driver: [确定] Found a compatible pre-built module for vmmemctl. Installing it... Found a compatible pre-built module for vmhgfs. Installing it... Found a compatible pre-built module for vmxnet. Installing it... Found a compatible pre-built module for vmblock. Installing it... [EXPERIMENTAL] The VMware FileSystem Sync Driver (vmsync) is a new feature that creates backups of virtual machines. Please refer to the VMware Knowledge Base for more details on this capability. Do you wish to enable this feature? [no] Found a compatible pre-built module for vmci. Installing it... Found a compatible pre-built module for vsock. Installing it... Found a compatible pre-built module for vmxnet3. Installing it... Found a compatible pre-built module for pvscsi. Installing it... Detected X.org version 7.1. Host resolution detected as "1440 x 900". Please choose one of the following display sizes that X will start with: [1] "320x200" [2] "320x240" [3] "400x300" [4] "512x384" [5] "640x400" [6] "640x480" [7] "720x480" [8] "800x480" [9] "854x480" [10] "720x576" [11] "800x600" [12] "1024x768" [13] "1280x720" [14] "1280x768" [15] "1152x864" [16] "1280x800" [17]< "1366x768" Please enter a number between 1 and 17: [17] 12 X Window System Version 7.1.1 Release Date: 12 May 2006 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 7.1.1 Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.18-128.1.16.el5 i686 Red Hat, Inc. Current Operating System: Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.18-164.el5 #1 SMP Tue Aug 18 15:51:54 EDT 2009 i686 Build Date: 22 July 2009 Build ID: xorg-x11-server 1.1.1-48.67.el5 Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org to make sure that you have the latest version. Module Loader present Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. (++) Log file: "/tmp/vmware-config0/XF86ConfigLog.16172", Time: Thu Apr 1 02:40:28 2010 (++) Using config file: "/tmp/vmware-config0/XF86Config.16172" The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports: > Warning: Multiple symbols for level 1/group 1 on key <I5F> > Using XF86Sleep, ignoring XF86Standby > Warning: Symbol map for key <I5F> redefined > Using last definition for conflicting fields Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server X is running fine with the new config file. FreeFontPath: FPE "unix/:7100" refcount is 2, should be 1; fixing. Creating a new initrd boot image for the kernel. Starting VMware Tools services in the virtual machine: Switching to guest configuration: [确定] Paravirtual SCSI module: [确定] Guest filesystem driver: [确定] Mounting HGFS shares: [失败] Guest memory manager: [确定] Guest vmxnet fast network device: [确定] VM communication interface: [确定] VM communication interface socket family: [确定] Blocking file system: [确定] File system sync driver: [确定] Guest operating system daemon: [确定] Virtual Printing daemon: [确定] The configuration of VMware Tools 8.1.3 build-203739 for Linux for this running kernel completed successfully. You must restart your X session before any mouse or graphics changes take effect. You can now run VMware Tools by invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-toolbox" during an X server session. To enable advanced X features (e.g., guest resolution fit, drag and drop, and file and text copy/paste), you will need to do one (or more) of the following: 1. Manually start /usr/bin/vmware-user 2. Log out and log back into your desktop session; and, 3. Restart your X session. To use the vmxnet driver, restart networking using the following commands: /etc/init.d/network stop rmmod pcnet32 rmmod vmxnet modprobe vmxnet /etc/init.d/network start Enjoy, --the VMware team Found VMware Tools CDROM mounted at /media/VMware Tools. Ejecting device /dev/hdc ... [root@localhost vmware-tools-distrib]#
参考自：http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_5aef3d000100f5so.html
http://apps.hi.baidu.com/share/detail/17429552
http://ideasforjava.iteye.com/blog/656674
