To prevent a potential error in the install script on Ubuntu 11.10+, create a special directory Unable to create symlink “/usr/lib64/libvmcf.so” pointing to file ”/usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib64/libvmcf.so/libvmcf.so”.
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sudo mkdir -p /usr/lib64
Run the Install Script. The -d flag automatically answers the default to all questions. To customize it, just omit the -d.