First install following package  when using Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install open-vm-tools-desktop

Manual mountafterwards:

sudo mount -t fuse.vmhgfs-fuse .host:/ /mnt/hgfs -o allow_other

Auto-mount at startup (/etc/fstab):

.host:/ /mnt/hgfs fuse.vmhgfs-fuse allow_other 0 0