how to install vmware tools linux code example

Example 1: install vmware tools ubuntu

# install open-vmware-tools-desktop for the desktop version, otherwise 
# copy-paste between host and VM will not work:
sudo apt install open-vm-tools-desktop

# for the server version use
sudo apt install open-vm-tools

Example 2: install vmware workstation linux mint

sudo apt install gcc build-essential -y