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Installing VMware Tools on Debian Squeeze GuestOS

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http://www.linux.com – Hi all,thought I would put down the steps I had to go through to get the VM Tools for ESXi to work on my latest Debian Squeeze deployments, as by default ESXi doesnt recognise the OS as a Debian distro, I initially posted this in the forums.itrc.hp.com site and my own blog, but figured I would put it here too.Ok, here goes, on your Debian Squeeze guest:apt-get install makeapt-get install gccapt-get install libc-devuname -a and find out what yoRead More... (General)

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