Okay, starting with the base install created using the linuxmint-15-cinnamon-dvd-nocodecs-32bit.iso image under VMware Fusion 5.0.3 I did the following.
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)
sudo ln -s /usr/src/linux-headers-$(uname -r)/include/generated/uapi/linux/version.h /usr/src/linux-headers-$(uname -r)/include/linux/version.h
Extracted vmtoolspatch.zip to my Home Directory.
Extracted VMware Tools VMwareTools-9.2.2-893683.tar.gz to: /tmp
Opened a Terminal, which defaults to the Home Directory, then:
wkz@linuxmint15x86nc ~ $ ./vmtoolspatch
patching file driver.c
patching file inode.c
To install VMware Tools type the following
commands, pressing Enter after each:
cd /tmp/vmware-tools-distrib
sudo ./vmware-install.pl
wkz@linuxmint15x86nc ~ $ cd /tmp/vmware-tools-distrib
wkz@linuxmint15x86nc /tmp/vmware-tools-distrib $ sudo ./vmware-install.pl
Once VMware Tools were installed I rebooted and had access to VMware Shared Folders.
So this works with the base install however I did not run apt-get update or then apt-get upgrade or use a kernel other then the default. So once that changes then the scrip may not work and I don't have the time to test every variable and am only trying to provide a somewhat automated workaround just to make it easier to patch based on what's said in the Notes section in the script. Really do not want maintain this and others can build on it and or do something similar.
Make sure the Date/Time stamp on the vmtoolspatch file is Jul 15 00:04:00 2013 as that is the one that worked with this test.