How to install VMware tools in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS x64
The instructions are pretty much same as for 12.04 LTS, which I described in detail here.
Though to make it complete:
1/ Bootup, login as root, click "Install VMWare tools" from your host machine
2/ mount the ISO:
mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
you might need to make directory for it first:
mkdir /mnt/cdrom
3/ copy the files from there to temp:
cp /mnt/cdrom/VMwareTools-*.tar.gz /tmp
4/ unpack it:
tar -xvzf VMwareTools*.tar.gz
5/ do the installation (you can omit -d Read more [...]