root@ubuntu:/#

root@ubuntu:/# cd /tmp/

root@ubuntu:/tmp# ls

aptdaemon-fbysek25               guest-oPvIa8          VMwareDnD

aptdaemon-frozen-status8hyoxt23  guest-QC4Egw          vmware-guest-oPvIa8

config-err-6ha607                unity_support_test.  vmware-guest-QC4Egw

config-err-NDGsUe                vgauthsvclog.txt.    vmware-jerry

config-err-yvEI5R                vmware-config0        vmware-root

root@ubuntu:/tmp# mkdir VMTools

root@ubuntu:/tmp# cp /media/jerry/VMware\ Tools/VMwareTools-10.0.-.tar.gz  ./

root@ubuntu:/tmp# ls

aptdaemon-fbysek25               VMTools

aptdaemon-frozen-status8hyoxt23  vmware-config0

config-err-6ha607                VMwareDnD

config-err-NDGsUe                vmware-guest-oPvIa8

config-err-yvEI5R                vmware-guest-QC4Egw

guest-oPvIa8                     vmware-jerry

guest-QC4Egw                     vmware-root

unity_support_test.             VMwareTools-10.0.-.tar.gz

vgauthsvclog.txt.

root@ubuntu:/tmp# tar -zxf VMwareTools-10.0.-.tar.gz VMTools/

tar: VMTools: Not found in archive

tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors

root@ubuntu:/tmp# cd VMTools/

root@ubuntu:/tmp/VMTools# tar -zxf ../VM

VMTools/                           VMwareTools-10.0.-.tar.gz

VMwareDnD/

root@ubuntu:/tmp/VMTools# tar -zxf ../VM

VMTools/                           VMwareTools-10.0.-.tar.gz

VMwareDnD/

root@ubuntu:/tmp/VMTools# tar -zxf ../VM

VMTools/                           VMwareTools-10.0.-.tar.gz

VMwareDnD/

root@ubuntu:/tmp/VMTools# tar -zxf ../VMwareTools-10.0.-.tar.gz

root@ubuntu:/tmp/VMTools# ls

vmware-tools-distrib

root@ubuntu:/tmp/VMTools# cd vmware-tools-distrib/

root@ubuntu:/tmp/VMTools/vmware-tools-distrib# dir

bin  doc  FILES    installer  vgauth         vmware-install.real.pl

caf  etc  INSTALL  lib          vmware-install.pl

root@ubuntu:/tmp/VMTools/vmware-tools-distrib# ./vmware-install.pl

open-vm-tools are available from the OS vendor and VMware recommends using

open-vm-tools. See http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2073803 for more information.

Do you still want to proceed with this legacy installer? [yes] 

A previous installation of VMware Tools has been detected.

The previous installation was made by the tar installer (version ).

Keeping the tar4 installer database format.

You have a version of VMware Tools installed.  Continuing this install will

first uninstall the currently installed version.  Do you wish to continue?

(yes/no) [yes]