To install vmware-tools:

ln -s /usr/lib/vmware-tools/configurator/XOrg/7.1 /usr/lib/vmware-tools/configurator/XOrg/7.4

or if you’re using 64-bit:

ln -s /usr/lib/vmware-tools/configurator/XOrg/7.1_x64 /usr/lib/vmware-tools/configurator/XOrg/7.4

Taken from here:  http://communities.vmware.com/thread/212833

Edit

This fixes the installation problem, but the tools themselves still do not work properly.  I haven’t found any other solution yet.  I’m going to try open-vm-tools next.