You need the kernel headers!
echo cups enabled >> /usr/sbin/update-rc.d
echo vmware-tools enabled >> /usr/sbin/update-rc.d
apt-get install gcc make linux-headers-$(uname -r)
ln -s /usr/src/linux-headers-$(uname -r)/include/generated/uapi/linux/version.h /usr/src/linux-headers-$(uname -r)/include/linux/
cp VMwareTools-*.tar.gz /tmp/
tar zxpf VMwareTools-*.tar.gz
sudo ./vmware-install.pl -d
Source: http://titantechcorp.com/?p=834
Pentest Armoury 
This is probably trivial and this is your oldest post anyway, but what is the function of the “sudo” at the end? Or is it just erroneous?
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This was simply copied from the source site. You are right, only needed if you are not running as root already.
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Thankks for writing this
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