Difference between revisions of "Install VMWare Tools"
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We don't include all the prerequisites for VMWare tools in our repository. Here's what you have to do: | We don't include all the prerequisites for VMWare tools in our repository. Here's what you have to do: | ||
− | + | #Create a file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list with the following content: | |
− | + | :<tt>deb http://debian.mirror.iweb.ca/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free</tt> | |
− | + | :<tt>deb http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main contrib</tt> | |
(You can use a closer Debian mirror than 'debian.mirror.iweb.ca' if you know of one.) | (You can use a closer Debian mirror than 'debian.mirror.iweb.ca' if you know of one.) | ||
− | + | #Run: apt-get update | |
− | + | #Install the VMWare tools. Their prerequisite packages should now be available | |
− | + | #Once you're done, we recommend commenting out the lines in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list to avoid any surprises in a future dist-upgrade. | |
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Revision as of 15:13, 24 June 2014
We don't include all the prerequisites for VMWare tools in our repository. Here's what you have to do:
- Create a file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list with the following content:
- deb http://debian.mirror.iweb.ca/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
- deb http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main contrib
(You can use a closer Debian mirror than 'debian.mirror.iweb.ca' if you know of one.)
- Run: apt-get update
- Install the VMWare tools. Their prerequisite packages should now be available
- Once you're done, we recommend commenting out the lines in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list to avoid any surprises in a future dist-upgrade.