VMWare tools for IPBrick 6.X

• Please use that procedure for IPBrick 6.X https://wiki.ipbrick.com/index.php/Vmware_tools_for_ipbrick_5.5_or_later_versions

Installation

ipbrick:~# apt-get update

ipbrick:~# apt-get install open-vm-tools
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  dkms menu open-vm-dkms zerofree
Suggested packages:
  menu-l10n open-vm-toolbox
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  dkms menu open-vm-dkms open-vm-tools zerofree
0 upgraded, 5 newly installed, 0 to remove and 253 not upgraded.
Need to get 2645 kB of archives.
After this operation, 10.6 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Get:1 http://ftp.pt.debian.org/debian/ stable/main dkms all 2.2.0.3-1.2 [77.4 kB]
Get:2 http://ftp.pt.debian.org/debian/ stable/main menu amd64 2.1.46 [480 kB]
Get:3 http://ftp.pt.debian.org/debian/ stable/main open-vm-dkms all 2:8.8.0+2012.05.21-724730-1+nmu2 [1221 kB]
Get:4 http://ftp.pt.debian.org/debian/ stable/main open-vm-tools amd64 2:8.8.0+2012.05.21-724730-1+nmu2 [858 kB]
Get:5 http://ftp.pt.debian.org/debian/ stable/main zerofree amd64 1.0.2-1 [8398 B]
Fetched 2645 kB in 5s (469 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package dkms.
(Reading database ... 95%
(Reading database ... 183125 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking dkms (from .../dkms_2.2.0.3-1.2_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package menu.
Unpacking menu (from .../archives/menu_2.1.46_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package open-vm-dkms.
Unpacking open-vm-dkms (from .../open-vm-dkms_2%3a8.8.0+2012.05.21-724730-1+nmu2_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package open-vm-tools.
Unpacking open-vm-tools (from .../open-vm-tools_2%3a8.8.0+2012.05.21-724730-1+nmu2_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package zerofree.
Unpacking zerofree (from .../zerofree_1.0.2-1_amd64.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for install-info ...
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-4-amd64
W: mdadm: /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf defines no arrays.
 /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/mdadm: line 156: 17329 Terminated              /usr/share/mdadm/mkconf > $tmpfile
W: mdadm: failed to auto-generate temporary mdadm.conf file.
W: mdadm: no configuration file available.
Setting up dkms (2.2.0.3-1.2) ...
Setting up menu (2.1.46) ...
Setting up open-vm-dkms (2:8.8.0+2012.05.21-724730-1+nmu2) ...
Loading new open-vm-tools-2012.05.21 DKMS files...
First Installation: checking all kernels...
Building only for 3.2.0-4-amd64
Building initial module for 3.2.0-4-amd64
Done.

vmblock:
Running module version sanity check.
 - Original module
   - No original module exists within this kernel
 - Installation
   - Installing to /lib/modules/3.2.0-4-amd64/updates/dkms/

vmci.ko:
Running module version sanity check.
 - Original module
   - No original module exists within this kernel
 - Installation
   - Installing to /lib/modules/3.2.0-4-amd64/updates/dkms/ 

vmhgfs.ko:
Running module version sanity check.
 - Original module
   - No original module exists within this kernel
 - Installation
   - Installing to /lib/modules/3.2.0-4-amd64/updates/dkms/  

vmsync.ko:
Running module version sanity check.
 - Original module
   - No original module exists within this kernel
 - Installation
   - Installing to /lib/modules/3.2.0-4-amd64/updates/dkms/

vmxnet.ko:
Running module version sanity check.
 - Original module
   - No original module exists within this kernel
 - Installation
   - Installing to /lib/modules/3.2.0-4-amd64/updates/dkms/  

vsock.ko:
Running module version sanity check.
 - Original module
   - No original module exists within this kernel
 - Installation
   - Installing to /lib/modules/3.2.0-4-amd64/updates/dkms/

depmod.......................................

DKMS: install completed.
Setting up open-vm-tools (2:8.8.0+2012.05.21-724730-1+nmu2) ...
. ok 
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
. ok 
Setting up zerofree (1.0.2-1) ...
Processing triggers for menu ...
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-4-amd64
W: mdadm: /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf defines no arrays.
/usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/mdadm: line 156: 30635 Terminated              /usr/share/mdadm/mkconf > $tmpfile
W: mdadm: failed to auto-generate temporary mdadm.conf file.
W: mdadm: no configuration file available.

ipbrick:~#

Restart the server