In order to install VMware Tools on an Ubuntu server with a GUI, follow the below steps: 1) Mount the VMware Tools ISO on the server,  select VM > Guest > Install/Upgrade VMware Tools. 2) Extract VMwareTools-x-x-x-x.tar.gz to the desktop (where x.x.x.x is the VMware Tools version). 3) Open Terminal and browse to the extracted … More Installing VMware Tools on Ubuntu Server with a GUI