Installing open-vm-tools on Ubuntu Guest VM

To help boost the performance of Ubuntu Guest VM, it is recommended to install VMware tools. The problem is it may not fully compatible with various release of Ubuntu. Ubuntu do have their own repository of Open VM tools for use. So, why not have a try on it?

Installing open-vm-tools from Ubuntu repository:

The VMware tools are part of open-vm-tools. Make sure that the "multiverse" repository is enabled and do:

Install kernel headers so modules will work
We need this on a 10.04 guest running in a Fusion 3 host

$ apt-get install linux-headers-virtual

Install kernel modules

$ apt-get install --no-install-recommends open-vm-dkms

EITHER: install tools for an xorg install

$ apt-get install open-vm-tools

OR: a headless install

$ apt-get install --no-install-recommends open-vm-tools