# Be root sudo -s # Install requirements apt-get install make gcc build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r` psmisc # Mount ISO mkdir -p /media/cdrom/ mount -o loop /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom/ # Extract VMware Tools cd /tmp tar -xvzf /media/cdrom/VMwareTools-*.tar.gz # Install tools cd /tmp/vmware-tools-distrib ./vmware-install.pl # Power off poweroff