VMWare Tools for Linux

rt click machine -> guest -> install/upgrade vmware tools

from guest:

  mnt /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
  cd /tmp
  tar -zxpf /mnt/cdrom/VMwareTools-8.3.2-299420.tar.gz
  umount /dev/cdrom
  cd vmware-tools-distrib
  ./vmware-install.pl
    take the defaults
    invoke /usr/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl
    either follow the network restart instructions, or reboot