# Install vmtool on ubuntu guest

* [Reference](https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1022525)
* Goto the Virtual Machine > Install VMware Tools
* Within Ubuntu Guest
```sh
#  create a directory to mount the CD-ROM:
$ sudo mkdir /mnt/cdrom

# mount the CD-ROM
$ sudo mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom or sudo mount /dev/sr0 /mnt/cdrom

#  find the exact name:
$ ls /mnt/cdrom

# Run this command to extract the contents of the VMware Tools bundle
$ tar xzvf /mnt/cdrom/VMwareTools-x.x.x-xxxx.tar.gz -C /tmp/

# Run this command to change directories into the VMware Tools distribution
$ cd /tmp/vmware-tools-distrib/

# install VMware Tools
$ sudo ./vmware-install.pl

# Reboot the vm guest machine
$ sudo reboot
```