Install VMware Tools in Debian

Here is how to install VMware Tools in Debian. All commands in the Web interface leads you logically, more precisely, from there into the existing console. The network connection is briefly separated the virtual machine during the installation.

~ # cd /mnt/
/mnt # mkdir cdrom
[Now in the Web interface to install VMware Tools]
/mnt # mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
/mnt # cp /mnt/cdrom/VMwareTools-* /tmp/
/mnt # cd /tmp/
/tmp # tar -zxpf VMwareTools *
/tmp # umount /dev/cdrom
/tmp # cd vmware-tools-distrib/
/tmp/vmware-tools-distrib # ./vmware-install.pl

The sensible default values can actually rubber-stamp all. The required modules are automatically created and loaded.