vmware workstation path is not a valid path generic kernel headers

Before installing Vmware Workstation you need to install build-essential and linux headers

sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r)

and then

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

now install vmware tools