Installing VMware Tools in Linux Mint

[oligarch]

I thought that I would try out Linux Mint Cinnamon 20.1 this morning. There is a lot to like about it, but installing VMware Tools (or other third party software) is not one of them. Could someone walk me through the correct procedure? The only instruction I can see is the message "Mount the virtual CD drive in the guest, launch a Terminal, and use tar to uncompress the installer. Then, execute vmware-install.pl to install VMware Tools."

There is a CD icon on the desktop, but where is the installer? I guess I have used Windows for far too long, because nothing seems to work for me!

[fabio1975 · Accepted solution]

Ciao 

See if this procedure can help you even if it's from an older version:

Install VMware Tools in Linux Mint | SYSNETTECH Solutions

[oligarch]

Thank you @fabio1975 . Easier than I thought! If all goes well, I plan to install Linux as the host, with Windows 10 as the guest.....but I need to become familiar with it first.