The VMware Tools control panel is organized in a set of tabs:
For more information, see Setting Virtual Machine Options.
For more information, see Connecting Virtual Devices.
For more information, see Using Scripts.
For more information, see Shrinking and Defragmenting Virtual Disks.
For more information, see Using the About Tab.
In a Linux or FreeBSD guest operating system, the VMware Tools control panel is called
vmware-toolbox. You can launch it manually as a background process from a
terminal using
vmware-toolbox &
With some window managers, you can place the command to start VMware Tools in a startup configuration so VMware Tools starts automatically when you start your graphical environment. Consult your window manager's documentation for details.