Install VMware Tools on Linux

# yum install gcc kernel-headers kernel-devel

How to fix the problem when "What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running kernel" error occurred?

The location of the directory of C header files is: /usr/src/kernels/`uname -r`/include/

If the error message was like

The directory of kernel headers (version @@VMWARE@@ UTS_RELEASE) does not match your running kernel...

The vmware-config-tools.pl is looking for define UTS_RELEASE within either version.sh or utsrelease.h under ./linux/ Unfortunately it wasn't there yet.

# cd /usr/src/kernels/`uname -r`/include
# cp -p generated/utsrelease.h linux/utsrelease.h

In the environment of VMWare Workstation 6.5.4 with Linux kernel 2.6.33.*, there is somehow difficult... If the "Virtual Network Device" was compiled failed in "Vmware Kernel Module Updater", the steps below were worked for me.

cd /usr/src/kernels/`uname -r`/include/linux/
# ln -sf ../generated/autoconf.h .
# ln -sf ../generated/utsrelease.h .
# tar xf /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet.tar
# cd vmnet-only

In vnetUserListener,c, add the line:
#include
after
#include "vnetInt.h"

# cd ..
# tar cf vmnet.tar vmnet-only
# mv vmnet.tar /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/

# tar xf /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmci.tar
# cd vmci-only/include

In pgtbl.h, add the line:
#include
after
#include "compat_page.h"

# cd ../..
# tar cf vmci.tar vmci-only
# mv vmci.tar /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/

reference:
VMWare Workstation 6.5.4 with Linux kernel 2.6.33.4
VMware Tools on 64-bit Ubuntu 9.10
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