How to install vm tools and enable VMWare Fusion shared folder with Ubuntu 18.04 guest os

Configure the “Sharing” option of the VMWare Fusion to add a shared folder from the MacOS host.

Install open vm tools desktop in the Ubuntu guest OS.

$ sudo apt remove open-vm-tools
$ sudo apt install linux-source
$ sudo apt install open-vm-tools-desktop

If you do not see the shared host MacOS folder from your guest Ubuntu, then add this line in the /etc/fstab in the guest OS, and reboot.

.host:/ /mnt/hgfs fuse.vmhgfs-fuse allow_other 0 0