1. Install required packages
aptitude install autoconf automake binutils cpp gcc linux-headers-$(uname -r) make psmisc
2. Mount VMware Tools
mkdir /tmp/vmtools mount /dev/cdrom /tmp/vmtools
3. Unzip the tools
tar -C /tmp -vfx /tmp/vmtools/VMwareTools*.tar.gz
4. Run install script
cd /tmp/vmware-tools-distrib ./vmware-install.pl
Note: You can also use the „open-vm-tools“ instead of installing the VMware Tools.
aptitude install open-vm-tools
You need to add „contrib“ to your sources.list !