Install VMware Tools on any Debian Base OS
In VMware, select your guest, and click “Install/Upgrade VMware Tools” Then go back in your VM, and issue all the following commands from terminal.
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mkdir -p /media/cdrom mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom |
Sometimes, you have to run the “mount” twice…. Cdrom might not have been ready the first time
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cd /media/cdrom cp VM*.tar.gz /tmp |
Install the headers, required to build:
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apt-get install -y linux-headers-$(uname -r|sed 's,[^-]*-[^-]*-,,') |
Proceed with the rest of…