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VMWare tools not working after reboot

If VMWare tools not working after reboot:

sudo systemctl restart vmtoolsd

To solve issue: System Settins | Startup and Shutdows | Desktop Session -> Start with an empty session

echo -e "\n[General]
loginMode=emptySession
" >> ~/.config/ksmserverrc
tar zxpf "/run/media/$(whoami)/VMware Tools/VMwareTools-*.tar.gz" -C ~/vm
cd ~/vm/vmware-tools-distrib/
sudo ./vmware-install.pl
reboot
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