##Distribution settings
As root, install the following packages to be ready for kernel building :
apt-get install make gcc build-essential
apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)##VMware Tools installation
From Fusion or Workstation hypervisor, find the menu “Install/Upgrade VMware tools” to load the tools archive through the CDROM drive.
$ cd /tmp
$ tar xfz /media/cdrom/VMwareTools-9.2.2-893683.tar.gz</pre>Build and install (default options are fine) the tools as root :
cd vmware-tools-distrib
./vmware-install.pl</pre>Run the tools :
$ /usr/bin/vmware-userNote : no need to restart your session to enable copy/paste from host and screen resizing !