I also got this issue. When installing open-vm-tools and open-vm-tools-desktop I got a popup to submit error report and was taken to bug #1502539 and then found this one.
>From the beginning I came from this thread, https://communities.vmware.com/thread/525601?tstart=0, since I have general issues with VMware Tools. Let me know if you need any testing from me. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to open-vm-tools in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1500581 Title: open-vm-tools-dkms fails to build on kernel 4.2 (Wily Werewolf) [error: implicit declaration of function ‘nd_set_link’] To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/1500581/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
