How to install Vmware Tools on Ubuntu(Linux) without X11:
1. Install Ubuntu Server(Linux)
2. Login
3. Create a root shell
4. Update your sources
5. Upgrade your installed packages (dist-upgrade to force kernel upgrade)
6. Reboot
7. Create a root shell
8. Install packages VMware Tools needs
9. Install VMware tools
10. Mount the VMware Tools CD ISO
11. Copy VMware Tools to home
12. Go home
13. Untar/Gzip the install
14. Go into the resulting directory
15. Start the installer
16. Install will ask you questions, the defaults should work fine.
17. Reboot