The path is not a valid path to the GCC libraries
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r)
sudo ln -s /usr/src/linux-headers-$(uname -r)/include/generated/uapi/linux/version.h /usr/src/linux-headers-$(uname -r)/include/linux/version.h
The path is not a valid path to the Kernel headers
cd /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build/include/linux
sudo ln -s ../generated/utsrelease.h
sudo ln -s ../generated/autoconf.h
sudo ln -s ../generated/uapi/linux/version.h
Then use the path below, if the vmware-install.pl does not detect the path of the Kernel headers
/usr/src/linux-headers-$(uname -r)/include
Mounting the VMWare tools image
Creds:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/40979/what-is-the-path-to-the-kernel-headers-so-i-can-install-vmware