Install as “standard system”
Default repositories:
deb http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/ lenny main
deb-src http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/ lenny main
Configure the network as static
vi /etc/network/interfaces
remove all and replace with the following:
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 10.0.0.1
netmask 255.0.0.0
network 10.0.0.0
broadcast 10.255.255.255
gateway 10.0.0.254
Install ssh server:
apt-get install openssh-server
install a better editor:
apt-get install vim-nox
Clear screen at logoff:
vi /etc/profile
add
trap clear 0 at the top
Install vmware tools
Dependencies:
apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r` psmisc make gcc-4.1
ln -s /usr/bin/gcc-4.1 /usr/bin/gcc
install/upgrade vmware tools
mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom
cp /media/cdrom/VMwareTools-3.5.0-158874.tar.gz /tmp/
cd /tmp/
tar zxvf VMwareTools-3.5.0-158874.tar.gz
./vmware-install.pl
SNAPSHOT ! ! !