Automate silent installation of VMware Tools for Mac OS X

gistfile1.sh

#!/bin/bash

# 1 = VMware Tools ISO is mounted from vSphere
# 2 = Download VMware Tools (assumes you can connect to internet)
INSTALL_METHOD=2

C_OPTS="-sL --tlsv1.2 --compressed"

# Thanks to Rich Trouton for tip on Tools being available online
# change things depending on MacOS version
if [[ ${OSTYPE:6} -gt 14 ]]; then
  # Newer than 10.10
  VMWARE_TOOLS_DOWNLOAD_URL=https://softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds/vmw-desktop/fusion/8.5.5/5192483/packages/com.vmware.fusion.tools.darwin.zip.tar
  VMWARE_TOOLS_TAR_FILE=com.vmware.fusion.tools.darwin.zip.tar
  VMWARE_TOOLS_ZIP_FILE=com.vmware.fusion.tools.darwin.zip
  VMWARE_TOOLS_ISO_FILE="payload/darwin.iso"
else
  VMWARE_TOOLS_DOWNLOAD_URL=https://softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds/vmw-desktop/fusion/8.5.5/5192483/packages/com.vmware.fusion.tools.darwinPre15.zip.tar
  VMWARE_TOOLS_TAR_FILE=com.vmware.fusion.tools.darwinPre15.zip.tar
  VMWARE_TOOLS_ZIP_FILE=com.vmware.fusion.tools.darwinPre15.zip
  VMWARE_TOOLS_ISO_FILE="payload/darwinPre15.iso"
fi

# DO NOT MODIFY BEYOND HERE #

VMWARE_TOOLS_INSTALLER_DIR="/Volumes/VMware Tools/Install VMware Tools.app/Contents/Resources"
VMWARE_TOOLS_INSTALLER_FILE="VMware Tools.pkg"

if [ $EUID -ne 0 ]; then
  echo "Please run the script with sudo ..."
  exit 1
fi

if [ ${INSTALL_METHOD} == "1" ]; then
  if [ -d "${VMWARE_TOOLS_INSTALLER_DIR}" ]; then
          /usr/sbin/installer -pkg "${VMWARE_TOOLS_INSTALLER_DIR}/${VMWARE_TOOLS_INSTALLER_FILE}" -target /
          echo "Please reboot the system for the installation to complete ..."
  fi
elif [ ${INSTALL_METHOD} == "2" ]; then
  TMP_DIR=/tmp/osx-vmware-tools
  mkdir -p "${TMP_DIR}"
  cd ${TMP_DIR}

  # Download VMware Tools from online repo
  curl ${C_OPTS} -O "${VMWARE_TOOLS_DOWNLOAD_URL}"

  # Extract the VMware Tools tar file
  tar -xf "${VMWARE_TOOLS_TAR_FILE}"

  # Unzip the VMware Tools zip file
  unzip "${VMWARE_TOOLS_ZIP_FILE}"

  # Mount VMware Tools ISO (similiar to vSphere/ESXi)
  hdiutil attach "${VMWARE_TOOLS_ISO_FILE}"

  # Perform installation
  /usr/sbin/installer -pkg "${VMWARE_TOOLS_INSTALLER_DIR}/${VMWARE_TOOLS_INSTALLER_FILE}" -target /

  # Detach mount & clean up
  hdiutil detach '/Volumes/VMware Tools'
  rm -rf "${TMP_DIR}"
  echo "Please reboot the system for the installation to complete ..."
else
  echo "Invalid Selection"
fi