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Updated Way of Installing VmWare Tools For untangle V10 ESXi 5.1 or 5.5

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1.nano /etc/apt/sources.list

2.add the lines (Updated)
deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ squeeze main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ squeeze main contrib non-free

-- To close the box and save hit.. --
-- Ctrl+X followed by "Y" and then "Enter" --

3.apt-get update

4.apt-get install gcc make

5.apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r`

Now alt-click on the Untangle virtual machine, under the guest sub menu choose "Install VMware Guest Tools" Once you have done that go back in the Untangle VM.
6.mount /dev/cdrom

7.cd /media/cdrom0

8.ls

:arrow: On ESXi 5.1, look for a file called VMwareTools-8.6.10-xxxxxx.tar.gz :!:
:arrow: On ESXi 5.5, Look for a file called VMwareTool-9.0.0-xxxxxx.tar.gz :!:

9.mkdir /tmp/vmware

10.cp VMwareTools-X.X.X-xxxxxx.tar.gz /tmp/vmware

11.cd /tmp/vmware

12.tar xvzf VMwareTools-X.X.X-xxxxxx.tar.gz

13.cd vmware-tools-distrib


Step 14 is automated ! Don't Push Anything ! Some places may hang just give it a moment to finish


14. ./vmware-install.pl -d

When you see :
Enjoy,

--the VMware team

Your install worked !

15. reboot

You Must do these last steps ! After Reboot !

16.nano /etc/apt/sources.list

17.
remove

deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ squeeze main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ squeeze main contrib non-free

-- To close the box and save hit.. --
-- Ctrl+X followed by "Y" and then "Enter" --

18. exit

19.Close all windows and resume use of Untangle.
20.Give your self a pat on the back, you are done.

Updated from forum message http://forums.untangle.com/hacks/335...sxi-5-5-a.html

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