Pablo,
I tried the second method that you mentioned. To use the command line from this site: http://ghosttx.com/2012/03/how-to-install-vmware-tools-v4-on-ubuntu-11-10-server/
And when I get to step six which is:
cid:image001.png@01CDF2EB.8F07ECB0
I get a message saying no such file or directory