diff --git a/centos-5.11-i386.json b/centos-5.11-i386.json
index 71c11f72a..760b26593 100644
--- a/centos-5.11-i386.json
+++ b/centos-5.11-i386.json
@@ -147,7 +147,9 @@
         "scripts/common/sshd.sh",
         "scripts/centos/networking.sh",
         "scripts/common/vagrant.sh",
-        "scripts/common/vmtools.sh",
+        "scripts/common/virtualbox.sh",
+        "scripts/common/vmware.sh",
+        "scripts/common/parallels.sh",
         "scripts/centos/cleanup.sh",
         "scripts/common/minimize.sh"
       ],
diff --git a/centos-5.11-x86_64.json b/centos-5.11-x86_64.json
index 893213e6a..28ddd11ec 100644
--- a/centos-5.11-x86_64.json
+++ b/centos-5.11-x86_64.json
@@ -147,7 +147,9 @@
         "scripts/common/sshd.sh",
         "scripts/centos/networking.sh",
         "scripts/common/vagrant.sh",
-        "scripts/common/vmtools.sh",
+        "scripts/common/virtualbox.sh",
+        "scripts/common/vmware.sh",
+        "scripts/common/parallels.sh",
         "scripts/centos/cleanup.sh",
         "scripts/common/minimize.sh"
       ],
diff --git a/centos-6.8-i386.json b/centos-6.8-i386.json
index 00a923345..abf98f844 100644
--- a/centos-6.8-i386.json
+++ b/centos-6.8-i386.json
@@ -147,7 +147,9 @@
         "scripts/common/sshd.sh",
         "scripts/centos/networking.sh",
         "scripts/common/vagrant.sh",
-        "scripts/common/vmtools.sh",
+        "scripts/common/virtualbox.sh",
+        "scripts/common/vmware.sh",
+        "scripts/common/parallels.sh",
         "scripts/centos/cleanup.sh",
         "scripts/common/minimize.sh"
       ],
diff --git a/centos-6.8-x86_64.json b/centos-6.8-x86_64.json
index 57968dc90..a1ec1e8d5 100644
--- a/centos-6.8-x86_64.json
+++ b/centos-6.8-x86_64.json
@@ -147,7 +147,9 @@
         "scripts/common/sshd.sh",
         "scripts/centos/networking.sh",
         "scripts/common/vagrant.sh",
-        "scripts/common/vmtools.sh",
+        "scripts/common/virtualbox.sh",
+        "scripts/common/vmware.sh",
+        "scripts/common/parallels.sh",
         "scripts/centos/cleanup.sh",
         "scripts/common/minimize.sh"
       ],
diff --git a/centos-7.2-x86_64.json b/centos-7.2-x86_64.json
index 950474a23..0566634c3 100644
--- a/centos-7.2-x86_64.json
+++ b/centos-7.2-x86_64.json
@@ -147,7 +147,9 @@
         "scripts/common/sshd.sh",
         "scripts/centos/networking.sh",
         "scripts/common/vagrant.sh",
-        "scripts/common/vmtools.sh",
+        "scripts/common/virtualbox.sh",
+        "scripts/centos/vmware.sh",
+        "scripts/common/parallels.sh",
         "scripts/centos/cleanup.sh",
         "scripts/common/minimize.sh"
       ],
diff --git a/debian-7.11-amd64.json b/debian-7.11-amd64.json
index 65072e4e2..59725180a 100644
--- a/debian-7.11-amd64.json
+++ b/debian-7.11-amd64.json
@@ -205,7 +205,9 @@
         "scripts/debian/networking.sh",
         "scripts/debian/sudoers.sh",
         "scripts/common/vagrant.sh",
-        "scripts/common/vmtools.sh",
+        "scripts/common/virtualbox.sh",
+        "scripts/common/vmware.sh",
+        "scripts/common/parallels.sh",
         "scripts/debian/cleanup.sh",
         "scripts/common/minimize.sh"
       ],
diff --git a/debian-7.11-i386.json b/debian-7.11-i386.json
index 3a9440f5b..83eec2a14 100644
--- a/debian-7.11-i386.json
+++ b/debian-7.11-i386.json
@@ -205,7 +205,9 @@
         "scripts/debian/networking.sh",
         "scripts/debian/sudoers.sh",
         "scripts/common/vagrant.sh",
-        "scripts/common/vmtools.sh",
+        "scripts/common/virtualbox.sh",
+        "scripts/common/vmware.sh",
+        "scripts/common/parallels.sh",
         "scripts/debian/cleanup.sh",
         "scripts/common/minimize.sh"
       ],
diff --git a/debian-8.5-amd64.json b/debian-8.5-amd64.json
index 81fa63bb3..54c3eb9ca 100644
--- a/debian-8.5-amd64.json
+++ b/debian-8.5-amd64.json
@@ -210,7 +210,9 @@
         "scripts/debian/networking.sh",
         "scripts/debian/sudoers.sh",
         "scripts/common/vagrant.sh",
-        "scripts/common/vmtools.sh",
+        "scripts/common/virtualbox.sh",
+        "scripts/common/vmware.sh",
+        "scripts/common/parallels.sh",
         "scripts/debian/cleanup.sh",
         "scripts/common/minimize.sh"
       ],
diff --git a/debian-8.5-i386.json b/debian-8.5-i386.json
index 4d06cd18a..2c5b92f5f 100644
--- a/debian-8.5-i386.json
+++ b/debian-8.5-i386.json
@@ -210,7 +210,9 @@
         "scripts/debian/networking.sh",
         "scripts/debian/sudoers.sh",
         "scripts/common/vagrant.sh",
-        "scripts/common/vmtools.sh",
+        "scripts/common/virtualbox.sh",
+        "scripts/common/vmware.sh",
+        "scripts/common/parallels.sh",
         "scripts/debian/cleanup.sh",
         "scripts/common/minimize.sh"
       ],
diff --git a/fedora-23-i386.json b/fedora-23-i386.json
index 872b3bdee..bebadd145 100644
--- a/fedora-23-i386.json
+++ b/fedora-23-i386.json
@@ -143,7 +143,9 @@
         "scripts/fedora/fix-slow-dns.sh",
         "scripts/common/sshd.sh",
         "scripts/fedora/build-tools.sh",
-        "scripts/common/vmtools.sh",
+        "scripts/common/virtualbox.sh",
+        "scripts/common/vmware.sh",
+        "scripts/common/parallels.sh",
         "scripts/common/vagrant.sh",
         "scripts/fedora/cleanup.sh",
         "scripts/common/minimize.sh"
diff --git a/fedora-23-x86_64.json b/fedora-23-x86_64.json
index fa6c71ac3..82f5e088f 100644
--- a/fedora-23-x86_64.json
+++ b/fedora-23-x86_64.json
@@ -148,7 +148,9 @@
         "scripts/fedora/fix-slow-dns.sh",
         "scripts/fedora/build-tools.sh",
         "scripts/common/sshd.sh",
-        "scripts/common/vmtools.sh",
+        "scripts/common/virtualbox.sh",
+        "scripts/common/vmware.sh",
+        "scripts/common/parallels.sh",
         "scripts/common/vagrant.sh",
         "scripts/fedora/cleanup.sh",
         "scripts/common/minimize.sh"
diff --git a/fedora-24-i386.json b/fedora-24-i386.json
index 8f5a65436..2dc50354f 100644
--- a/fedora-24-i386.json
+++ b/fedora-24-i386.json
@@ -142,7 +142,9 @@
         "scripts/fedora/fix-slow-dns.sh",
         "scripts/fedora/build-tools.sh",
         "scripts/common/sshd.sh",
-        "scripts/common/vmtools.sh",
+        "scripts/common/virtualbox.sh",
+        "scripts/common/vmware.sh",
+        "scripts/common/parallels.sh",
         "scripts/common/vagrant.sh",
         "scripts/fedora/cleanup.sh",
         "scripts/common/minimize.sh"
diff --git a/fedora-24-x86_64.json b/fedora-24-x86_64.json
index 5473ddd5b..a7ce8c5bb 100644
--- a/fedora-24-x86_64.json
+++ b/fedora-24-x86_64.json
@@ -148,7 +148,9 @@
         "scripts/fedora/fix-slow-dns.sh",
         "scripts/fedora/build-tools.sh",
         "scripts/common/sshd.sh",
-        "scripts/common/vmtools.sh",
+        "scripts/common/virtualbox.sh",
+        "scripts/common/vmware.sh",
+        "scripts/common/parallels.sh",
         "scripts/common/vagrant.sh",
         "scripts/fedora/cleanup.sh",
         "scripts/common/minimize.sh"
diff --git a/opensuse-13.2-i386.json b/opensuse-13.2-i386.json
index 14cdb50df..051ee3368 100644
--- a/opensuse-13.2-i386.json
+++ b/opensuse-13.2-i386.json
@@ -162,7 +162,9 @@
         "scripts/common/metadata.sh",
         "scripts/common/sshd.sh",
         "scripts/common/vagrant.sh",
-        "scripts/common/vmtools.sh",
+        "scripts/common/virtualbox.sh",
+        "scripts/common/vmware.sh",
+        "scripts/common/parallels.sh",
         "scripts/opensuse/sudoers.sh",
         "scripts/opensuse/zypper-locks.sh",
         "scripts/opensuse/remove-dvd-source.sh",
diff --git a/opensuse-13.2-x86_64.json b/opensuse-13.2-x86_64.json
index 397ca82ae..a7ab28574 100644
--- a/opensuse-13.2-x86_64.json
+++ b/opensuse-13.2-x86_64.json
@@ -162,7 +162,9 @@
         "scripts/common/metadata.sh",
         "scripts/common/sshd.sh",
         "scripts/common/vagrant.sh",
-        "scripts/common/vmtools.sh",
+        "scripts/common/virtualbox.sh",
+        "scripts/common/vmware.sh",
+        "scripts/common/parallels.sh",
         "scripts/opensuse/sudoers.sh",
         "scripts/opensuse/zypper-locks.sh",
         "scripts/opensuse/remove-dvd-source.sh",
diff --git a/opensuse-leap-42.1-x86_64.json b/opensuse-leap-42.1-x86_64.json
index 7c56c8f54..ec3a3d9c5 100644
--- a/opensuse-leap-42.1-x86_64.json
+++ b/opensuse-leap-42.1-x86_64.json
@@ -162,7 +162,9 @@
         "scripts/common/metadata.sh",
         "scripts/common/sshd.sh",
         "scripts/common/vagrant.sh",
-        "scripts/common/vmtools.sh",
+        "scripts/common/virtualbox.sh",
+        "scripts/common/vmware.sh",
+        "scripts/common/parallels.sh",
         "scripts/opensuse/sudoers.sh",
         "scripts/opensuse/zypper-locks.sh",
         "scripts/opensuse/remove-dvd-source.sh",
diff --git a/oracle-5.11-i386.json b/oracle-5.11-i386.json
index 3c9056ea4..0c63d033d 100644
--- a/oracle-5.11-i386.json
+++ b/oracle-5.11-i386.json
@@ -146,7 +146,9 @@
         "scripts/common/metadata.sh",
         "scripts/common/vagrant.sh",
         "scripts/common/sshd.sh",
-        "scripts/common/vmtools.sh",
+        "scripts/common/virtualbox.sh",
+        "scripts/common/vmware.sh",
+        "scripts/common/parallels.sh",
         "scripts/centos/cleanup.sh",
         "scripts/common/minimize.sh"
       ],
diff --git a/oracle-5.11-x86_64.json b/oracle-5.11-x86_64.json
index a1823691a..e7a55455c 100644
--- a/oracle-5.11-x86_64.json
+++ b/oracle-5.11-x86_64.json
@@ -146,7 +146,9 @@
         "scripts/common/metadata.sh",
         "scripts/common/vagrant.sh",
         "scripts/common/sshd.sh",
-        "scripts/common/vmtools.sh",
+        "scripts/common/virtualbox.sh",
+        "scripts/common/vmware.sh",
+        "scripts/common/parallels.sh",
         "scripts/centos/cleanup.sh",
         "scripts/common/minimize.sh"
       ],
diff --git a/oracle-6.7-i386.json b/oracle-6.7-i386.json
index dad40f43a..c26e478ac 100644
--- a/oracle-6.7-i386.json
+++ b/oracle-6.7-i386.json
@@ -147,7 +147,9 @@
         "scripts/centos/networking.sh",
         "scripts/common/sshd.sh",
         "scripts/common/vagrant.sh",
-        "scripts/common/vmtools.sh",
+        "scripts/common/virtualbox.sh",
+        "scripts/common/vmware.sh",
+        "scripts/common/parallels.sh",
         "scripts/centos/cleanup.sh",
         "scripts/common/minimize.sh"
       ],
diff --git a/oracle-6.7-x86_64.json b/oracle-6.7-x86_64.json
index e26ac6d4b..dfd77f542 100644
--- a/oracle-6.7-x86_64.json
+++ b/oracle-6.7-x86_64.json
@@ -147,7 +147,9 @@
         "scripts/centos/networking.sh",
         "scripts/common/sshd.sh",
         "scripts/common/vagrant.sh",
-        "scripts/common/vmtools.sh",
+        "scripts/common/virtualbox.sh",
+        "scripts/common/vmware.sh",
+        "scripts/common/parallels.sh",
         "scripts/centos/cleanup.sh",
         "scripts/common/minimize.sh"
       ],
diff --git a/oracle-7.2-x86_64.json b/oracle-7.2-x86_64.json
index 30312b15a..c9068aaaf 100644
--- a/oracle-7.2-x86_64.json
+++ b/oracle-7.2-x86_64.json
@@ -147,7 +147,9 @@
         "scripts/centos/networking.sh",
         "scripts/common/sshd.sh",
         "scripts/common/vagrant.sh",
-        "scripts/common/vmtools.sh",
+        "scripts/common/virtualbox.sh",
+        "scripts/common/vmware.sh",
+        "scripts/common/parallels.sh",
         "scripts/centos/cleanup.sh",
         "scripts/common/minimize.sh"
       ],
diff --git a/rhel-5.11-i386.json b/rhel-5.11-i386.json
index d163833c0..41b7cddd8 100644
--- a/rhel-5.11-i386.json
+++ b/rhel-5.11-i386.json
@@ -146,7 +146,9 @@
         "scripts/common/metadata.sh",
         "scripts/common/vagrant.sh",
         "scripts/common/sshd.sh",
-        "scripts/common/vmtools.sh",
+        "scripts/common/virtualbox.sh",
+        "scripts/common/vmware.sh",
+        "scripts/common/parallels.sh",
         "scripts/centos/cleanup.sh",
         "scripts/common/minimize.sh"
       ],
diff --git a/rhel-5.11-x86_64.json b/rhel-5.11-x86_64.json
index 0a1a5b09d..1d893ff85 100644
--- a/rhel-5.11-x86_64.json
+++ b/rhel-5.11-x86_64.json
@@ -146,7 +146,9 @@
         "scripts/common/metadata.sh",
         "scripts/common/vagrant.sh",
         "scripts/common/sshd.sh",
-        "scripts/common/vmtools.sh",
+        "scripts/common/virtualbox.sh",
+        "scripts/common/vmware.sh",
+        "scripts/common/parallels.sh",
         "scripts/centos/cleanup.sh",
         "scripts/common/minimize.sh"
       ],
diff --git a/rhel-6.8-i386.json b/rhel-6.8-i386.json
index 52478967a..7b2627caf 100644
--- a/rhel-6.8-i386.json
+++ b/rhel-6.8-i386.json
@@ -147,7 +147,9 @@
         "scripts/centos/networking.sh",
         "scripts/common/sshd.sh",
         "scripts/common/vagrant.sh",
-        "scripts/common/vmtools.sh",
+        "scripts/common/virtualbox.sh",
+        "scripts/common/vmware.sh",
+        "scripts/common/parallels.sh",
         "scripts/centos/cleanup.sh",
         "scripts/common/minimize.sh"
       ],
diff --git a/rhel-6.8-x86_64.json b/rhel-6.8-x86_64.json
index 1f10cd5bd..bbe9c7a79 100644
--- a/rhel-6.8-x86_64.json
+++ b/rhel-6.8-x86_64.json
@@ -147,7 +147,9 @@
         "scripts/centos/networking.sh",
         "scripts/common/sshd.sh",
         "scripts/common/vagrant.sh",
-        "scripts/common/vmtools.sh",
+        "scripts/common/virtualbox.sh",
+        "scripts/common/vmware.sh",
+        "scripts/common/parallels.sh",
         "scripts/centos/cleanup.sh",
         "scripts/common/minimize.sh"
       ],
diff --git a/rhel-7.2-x86_64.json b/rhel-7.2-x86_64.json
index b4b932d42..f933d6d2f 100644
--- a/rhel-7.2-x86_64.json
+++ b/rhel-7.2-x86_64.json
@@ -147,7 +147,9 @@
         "scripts/centos/networking.sh",
         "scripts/common/sshd.sh",
         "scripts/common/vagrant.sh",
-        "scripts/common/vmtools.sh",
+        "scripts/common/virtualbox.sh",
+        "scripts/common/vmware.sh",
+        "scripts/common/parallels.sh",
         "scripts/centos/cleanup.sh",
         "scripts/common/minimize.sh"
       ],
diff --git a/scripts/centos/vmware.sh b/scripts/centos/vmware.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..05fc1f040
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/centos/vmware.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh -eux
+
+case "$PACKER_BUILDER_TYPE" in
+vmware-iso|vmware-vmx)
+    yum install -y open-vm-tools;
+    mkdir /mnt/hgfs;
+    echo "platform specific vmware.sh executed";
+esac
diff --git a/scripts/common/minimize.sh b/scripts/common/minimize.sh
index 1ca88bee9..045d7be43 100644
--- a/scripts/common/minimize.sh
+++ b/scripts/common/minimize.sh
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ esac
 set +e
 swapuuid="`/sbin/blkid -o value -l -s UUID -t TYPE=swap`";
 case "$?" in
-	2|0) ;;
-	*) exit 1 ;;
+    2|0) ;;
+    *) exit 1 ;;
 esac
 set -e
 
diff --git a/scripts/common/parallels.sh b/scripts/common/parallels.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..16b36442e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/common/parallels.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/bin/sh -eux
+
+# set a default HOME_DIR environment variable if not set
+HOME_DIR="${HOME_DIR:-/home/vagrant}";
+
+case "$PACKER_BUILDER_TYPE" in
+parallels-iso|parallels-pvm)
+    mkdir -p /tmp/parallels;
+    mount -o loop $HOME_DIR/prl-tools-lin.iso /tmp/parallels;
+    VER="`cat /tmp/parallels/version`";
+
+    echo "Parallels Tools Version: $VER";
+
+    /tmp/parallels/install --install-unattended-with-deps \
+      || (code="$?"; \
+          echo "Parallels tools installation exited $code, attempting" \
+          "to output /var/log/parallels-tools-install.log"; \
+          cat /var/log/parallels-tools-install.log; \
+          exit $code);
+    umount /tmp/parallels;
+    rm -rf /tmp/parallels;
+    rm -f $HOME_DIR/*.iso;
+    ;;
+esac
diff --git a/scripts/common/virtualbox.sh b/scripts/common/virtualbox.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..916564043
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/common/virtualbox.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/sh -eux
+
+case "$PACKER_BUILDER_TYPE" in
+virtualbox-iso|virtualbox-ovf)
+    VER="`cat /home/vagrant/.vbox_version`";
+
+    echo "Virtualbox Tools Version: $VER";
+
+    mkdir -p /tmp/vbox;
+    mount -o loop $HOME_DIR/VBoxGuestAdditions_${VER}.iso /tmp/vbox;
+    sh /tmp/vbox/VBoxLinuxAdditions.run \
+        || echo "VBoxLinuxAdditions.run exited $? and is suppressed." \
+            "For more read https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/12479";
+    umount /tmp/vbox;
+    rm -rf /tmp/vbox;
+    rm -f $HOME_DIR/*.iso;
+    ;;
+esac
diff --git a/scripts/common/vmtools.sh b/scripts/common/vmtools.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index be01e42ef..000000000
--- a/scripts/common/vmtools.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh -eux
-
-# set a default HOME_DIR environment variable if not set
-HOME_DIR="${HOME_DIR:-/home/vagrant}";
-
-case "$PACKER_BUILDER_TYPE" in
-
-virtualbox-iso|virtualbox-ovf)
-    VER="`cat /home/vagrant/.vbox_version`";
-
-    echo "Virtualbox Tools Version: $VER";
-
-    mkdir -p /tmp/vbox;
-    mount -o loop $HOME_DIR/VBoxGuestAdditions_${VER}.iso /tmp/vbox;
-    sh /tmp/vbox/VBoxLinuxAdditions.run \
-        || echo "VBoxLinuxAdditions.run exited $? and is suppressed." \
-            "For more read https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/12479";
-    umount /tmp/vbox;
-    rm -rf /tmp/vbox;
-    rm -f $HOME_DIR/*.iso;
-    ;;
-
-vmware-iso|vmware-vmx)
-    ubuntu_version="`lsb_release -r | awk '{print $2}'`";
-    ubuntu_major_version="`echo $ubuntu_version | awk -F. '{print $1}'`";
-
-    # Use open-vm-tools
-    if [ "$ubuntu_version" = "16.04" ]; then
-        apt-get install -y open-vm-tools;
-        mkdir /mnt/hgfs;
-    else
-      mkdir -p /tmp/vmware;
-      mkdir -p /tmp/vmware-archive;
-      mount -o loop $HOME_DIR/linux.iso /tmp/vmware;
-
-      TOOLS_PATH="`ls /tmp/vmware/VMwareTools-*.tar.gz`";
-      VER="`echo "${TOOLS_PATH}" | cut -f2 -d'-'`";
-      MAJ_VER="`echo ${VER} | cut -d '.' -f 1`";
-
-      echo "VMware Tools Version: $VER";
-
-      tar xzf ${TOOLS_PATH} -C /tmp/vmware-archive;
-      if [ "${MAJ_VER}" -lt "10" ]; then
-          /tmp/vmware-archive/vmware-tools-distrib/vmware-install.pl --default;
-      else
-          /tmp/vmware-archive/vmware-tools-distrib/vmware-install.pl --force-install;
-      fi
-      umount /tmp/vmware;
-      rm -rf  /tmp/vmware;
-      rm -rf  /tmp/vmware-archive;
-      rm -f $HOME_DIR/*.iso;
-    fi
-    ;;
-
-parallels-iso|parallels-pvm)
-    mkdir -p /tmp/parallels;
-    mount -o loop $HOME_DIR/prl-tools-lin.iso /tmp/parallels;
-    VER="`cat /tmp/parallels/version`";
-
-    echo "Parallels Tools Version: $VER";
-
-    /tmp/parallels/install --install-unattended-with-deps \
-      || (code="$?"; \
-          echo "Parallels tools installation exited $code, attempting" \
-          "to output /var/log/parallels-tools-install.log"; \
-          cat /var/log/parallels-tools-install.log; \
-          exit $code);
-    umount /tmp/parallels;
-    rm -rf /tmp/parallels;
-    rm -f $HOME_DIR/*.iso;
-    ;;
-
-qemu)
-    echo "Don't need anything for this one"
-    ;;
-
-*)
-    echo "Unknown Packer Builder Type >>$PACKER_BUILDER_TYPE<< selected.";
-    echo "Known are virtualbox-iso|virtualbox-ovf|vmware-iso|vmware-vmx|parallels-iso|parallels-pvm.";
-    ;;
-
-esac
diff --git a/scripts/common/vmware.sh b/scripts/common/vmware.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..33e949698
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/common/vmware.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/bin/sh -eux
+
+# set a default HOME_DIR environment variable if not set
+HOME_DIR="${HOME_DIR:-/home/vagrant}";
+
+case "$PACKER_BUILDER_TYPE" in
+vmware-iso|vmware-vmx)
+    mkdir -p /tmp/vmware;
+    mkdir -p /tmp/vmware-archive;
+    mount -o loop $HOME_DIR/linux.iso /tmp/vmware;
+
+    TOOLS_PATH="`ls /tmp/vmware/VMwareTools-*.tar.gz`";
+    VER="`echo "${TOOLS_PATH}" | cut -f2 -d'-'`";
+    MAJ_VER="`echo ${VER} | cut -d '.' -f 1`";
+
+    echo "VMware Tools Version: $VER";
+
+    tar xzf ${TOOLS_PATH} -C /tmp/vmware-archive;
+    if [ "${MAJ_VER}" -lt "10" ]; then
+        /tmp/vmware-archive/vmware-tools-distrib/vmware-install.pl --default;
+    else
+        /tmp/vmware-archive/vmware-tools-distrib/vmware-install.pl --force-install;
+    fi
+    umount /tmp/vmware;
+    rm -rf  /tmp/vmware;
+    rm -rf  /tmp/vmware-archive;
+    rm -f $HOME_DIR/*.iso;
+    ;;
+esac
diff --git a/scripts/ubuntu/vmware.sh b/scripts/ubuntu/vmware.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fed591315
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/ubuntu/vmware.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh -eux
+
+case "$PACKER_BUILDER_TYPE" in
+vmware-iso|vmware-vmx)
+    apt-get install -y open-vm-tools;
+    mkdir /mnt/hgfs;
+    echo "platform specific vmware.sh executed";
+esac
diff --git a/sles-12-x86_64.json b/sles-12-x86_64.json
index c55108180..f8215c5ba 100644
--- a/sles-12-x86_64.json
+++ b/sles-12-x86_64.json
@@ -163,7 +163,9 @@
         "scripts/common/sshd.sh",
         "scripts/common/vagrant.sh",
         "scripts/sles/unsupported-modules.sh",
-        "scripts/common/vmtools.sh",
+        "scripts/common/virtualbox.sh",
+        "scripts/common/vmware.sh",
+        "scripts/common/parallels.sh",
         "scripts/sles/sudoers.sh",
         "scripts/sles/zypper-locks.sh",
         "scripts/sles/remove-dvd-source.sh",
diff --git a/ubuntu-12.04-amd64.json b/ubuntu-12.04-amd64.json
index 70a1b92c1..86a86568e 100644
--- a/ubuntu-12.04-amd64.json
+++ b/ubuntu-12.04-amd64.json
@@ -233,7 +233,9 @@
         "scripts/ubuntu/networking.sh",
         "scripts/ubuntu/sudoers.sh",
         "scripts/ubuntu/vagrant.sh",
-        "scripts/common/vmtools.sh",
+        "scripts/common/virtualbox.sh",
+        "scripts/common/vmware.sh",
+        "scripts/common/parallels.sh",
         "scripts/ubuntu/cleanup.sh",
         "scripts/common/minimize.sh"
       ],
diff --git a/ubuntu-12.04-i386.json b/ubuntu-12.04-i386.json
index f7d264780..4bc3e7b44 100644
--- a/ubuntu-12.04-i386.json
+++ b/ubuntu-12.04-i386.json
@@ -233,7 +233,9 @@
         "scripts/ubuntu/networking.sh",
         "scripts/ubuntu/sudoers.sh",
         "scripts/ubuntu/vagrant.sh",
-        "scripts/common/vmtools.sh",
+        "scripts/common/virtualbox.sh",
+        "scripts/common/vmware.sh",
+        "scripts/common/parallels.sh",
         "scripts/ubuntu/cleanup.sh",
         "scripts/common/minimize.sh"
       ],
diff --git a/ubuntu-14.04-amd64.json b/ubuntu-14.04-amd64.json
index 2c6dbeff4..d73149466 100644
--- a/ubuntu-14.04-amd64.json
+++ b/ubuntu-14.04-amd64.json
@@ -233,7 +233,9 @@
         "scripts/ubuntu/networking.sh",
         "scripts/ubuntu/sudoers.sh",
         "scripts/ubuntu/vagrant.sh",
-        "scripts/common/vmtools.sh",
+        "scripts/common/virtualbox.sh",
+        "scripts/common/vmware.sh",
+        "scripts/common/parallels.sh",
         "scripts/ubuntu/cleanup.sh",
         "scripts/common/minimize.sh"
       ],
diff --git a/ubuntu-14.04-i386.json b/ubuntu-14.04-i386.json
index 6535db6c4..ff7e559ad 100644
--- a/ubuntu-14.04-i386.json
+++ b/ubuntu-14.04-i386.json
@@ -233,7 +233,9 @@
         "scripts/ubuntu/networking.sh",
         "scripts/ubuntu/sudoers.sh",
         "scripts/ubuntu/vagrant.sh",
-        "scripts/common/vmtools.sh",
+        "scripts/common/virtualbox.sh",
+        "scripts/common/vmware.sh",
+        "scripts/common/parallels.sh",
         "scripts/ubuntu/cleanup.sh",
         "scripts/common/minimize.sh"
       ],
diff --git a/ubuntu-15.10-amd64.json b/ubuntu-15.10-amd64.json
index bd3bb4f81..53707ffc5 100644
--- a/ubuntu-15.10-amd64.json
+++ b/ubuntu-15.10-amd64.json
@@ -242,7 +242,9 @@
         "scripts/ubuntu/networking.sh",
         "scripts/ubuntu/sudoers.sh",
         "scripts/ubuntu/vagrant.sh",
-        "scripts/common/vmtools.sh",
+        "scripts/common/virtualbox.sh",
+        "scripts/common/vmware.sh",
+        "scripts/common/parallels.sh",
         "scripts/ubuntu/cleanup.sh",
         "scripts/common/minimize.sh"
       ],
diff --git a/ubuntu-15.10-i386.json b/ubuntu-15.10-i386.json
index c844423f6..52c14a620 100644
--- a/ubuntu-15.10-i386.json
+++ b/ubuntu-15.10-i386.json
@@ -242,7 +242,9 @@
         "scripts/ubuntu/networking.sh",
         "scripts/ubuntu/sudoers.sh",
         "scripts/ubuntu/vagrant.sh",
-        "scripts/common/vmtools.sh",
+        "scripts/common/virtualbox.sh",
+        "scripts/common/vmware.sh",
+        "scripts/common/parallels.sh",
         "scripts/ubuntu/cleanup.sh",
         "scripts/common/minimize.sh"
       ],
diff --git a/ubuntu-16.04-amd64.json b/ubuntu-16.04-amd64.json
index 9c0dee88f..5167cb95d 100644
--- a/ubuntu-16.04-amd64.json
+++ b/ubuntu-16.04-amd64.json
@@ -242,7 +242,9 @@
         "scripts/ubuntu/networking.sh",
         "scripts/ubuntu/sudoers.sh",
         "scripts/ubuntu/vagrant.sh",
-        "scripts/common/vmtools.sh",
+        "scripts/common/virtualbox.sh",
+        "scripts/ubuntu/vmware.sh",
+        "scripts/common/parallels.sh",
         "scripts/ubuntu/cleanup.sh",
         "scripts/common/minimize.sh"
       ],
diff --git a/ubuntu-16.04-i386.json b/ubuntu-16.04-i386.json
index 22b86dc61..bac363d74 100644
--- a/ubuntu-16.04-i386.json
+++ b/ubuntu-16.04-i386.json
@@ -242,7 +242,9 @@
         "scripts/ubuntu/networking.sh",
         "scripts/ubuntu/sudoers.sh",
         "scripts/ubuntu/vagrant.sh",
-        "scripts/common/vmtools.sh",
+        "scripts/common/virtualbox.sh",
+        "scripts/ubuntu/vmware.sh",
+        "scripts/common/parallels.sh",
         "scripts/ubuntu/cleanup.sh",
         "scripts/common/minimize.sh"
       ],