Login to your linux box using ssh and download the package:
wget http://dl.aminserve.com/VMwareTools-8.6.0-425873.tar.gz
Copy the package into “tmp” directory and start the installation:
cp VMwareTools-8.6.0-425873.tar.gz /tmp/
cd /tmp
tar -zxvf VMwareTools-8.6.0-425873.tar.gz
cd vmware-tools-distrib
./vmware-install.pl or perl vmware-install.pl
To the end of the installation, reply the default answer to all questions by hitting the “Enter” key.
Remove unnecessary files and reboot:
cd
rm -rf /sec/VMwareTools-8.6.0-425873.tar.gz
rm -rf /sec/vmware-tools-distrib
reboot