vmware ubuntu installation 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: how to download vmware in ubuntu

Download vmware from official site for linux
Then cd into the downloads folder by cd Downloads/
Then
$ sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
$ chmod VMware-Workstation-Full-16.1.0-17198959.x86_64.bundle
$ sudo ./VMware-Workstation-Full-16.1.0-17198959.x86_64.bundle
$ sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
$ sudo apt-get install build-essential module-assistant
$ sudo m-a prepare

Then open vmware
Then click on install 
Enter your password

It will be installed