How to install VMware tools on linux based vm

vSphere needs VMware tools to detect the IP of the vm. Following are the steps to install the VMware tools:

# To see the installed version 

vmware-toolbox-cmd -v

                             

# To see the currently installed packages

sudo apt --installed list | grep tools

# Steps to remove open-vm-tools

sudo apt-get remove --purge open-vm-tools sudo apt-get -f install sudo apt-get autoremove

# Steps to add vmware vm-tools 

sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/6.0u1/ubuntu precise main" sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install vmware-tools-core sudo apt-get install vmware-tools-services sudo apt-get install vmware-tools-esx-nox

# See the latest installed packages  

sudo apt --installed list | grep tools

           

# Verify latest version is installed

vmware-toolbox-cmd -v