VMware Tools on CentOS 6.5 Minimal

yum install perl gcc make kernel-headers kernel-devel -y
rpm --import http://packages.vmware.com/tools/keys/VMWARE-PACKAGING-GPG-DSA-KEY.pub
rpm --import http://packages.vmware.com/tools/keys/VMWARE-PACKAGING-GPG-RSA-KEY.pub
echo -e "[vmware-tools]\nname=VMware Tools\nbaseurl=http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/5.5latest/rhel6/\$basearch\nenabled=1\ngpgcheck=1" > /etc/yum.repos.d/vmware-tools.repo
yum -y install vmware-tools-esx-nox
reboot


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alternatively, if using xorg's desktop GUI
yum -y install vmware-tools-esx


cat /etc/yum.repos.d/vmware-tools.repo

[vmware-tools]
name=VMware Tools
baseurl=http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/5.5latest/rhel6/$basearch
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1

http://www.ehowstuff.com/how-to-install-vmware-tools-on-centos-6-5/