Go to Virtual Machine > Install VMware Tools (or VM > Install VMware Tools).

1. 
   Note: If you are running the light version of Fusion, or a version of Workstation without VMware Tools, or VMware Player, you are prompted to download the Tools before they can be installed. Click Download Now to begin the download.
    
2. In the Ubuntu guest, run these commands:
   1. Create a directory to mount the CD-ROM by running the command:
      
      sudo mkdir /mnt/cdrom
      
      When prompted for a password, enter your Ubuntu admin user password.
      
      Note: For security reasons, the typed password is not displayed. You do not need to enter your password again for the next five minutes.
       
   2. Mount the CD-ROM by running the command:
      
      sudo mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom or sudo mount /dev/sr0 /mnt/cdrom
       
   3. The file name of the VMware Tools bundle varies depending on your version of the VMware product. Run this command to find the exact name:
      
      ls /mnt/cdrom
       
   4. Extract the contents of the VMware Tools bundle by running the command:
      
      tar xzvf /mnt/cdrom/VMwareTools-x.x.x-xxxx.tar.gz -C /tmp/
      
      Note: x.x.x-xxxx is the version discovered in the previous step.
       
   5. Change directories into the VMware Tools distribution by running the command:
      
      cd /tmp/vmware-tools-distrib/
       
   6. Install VMware Tools by running the command:
      
      sudo ./vmware-install.pl -d
      
      Note: The -d switch assumes that you want to accept the defaults. If you do not use -d, press Return to accept each default or supply your own answers.
       
3. Run this command to reboot the virtual machine after the installation completes:
   
   sudo reboot