install vmwaretools in debian

once vmwaretools install is enabled from your vm guest machine, run below as root
mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom
cd /tmp
tar -zxf /media/cdrom/VMwareTools-1.0.8-126538.tar.gz
/tmp/vmware-tools-distrib/vmware-install.pl

http://www.electrictoolbox.com/install-vmware-tools-debian-5/