You will be asked to enter your super-user password. We need to unmount the CDROM and then remount it with the execute option enabled using the following commands: $ umount /media/cdrom But, for security reasons, the image is mounted in a state where no executable software on the CDROM will run. But, some extra steps are required to install Parallels Tools.ĭebian Linux automatically mounts the the Parallels Tools CDROM image when it is “inserted” into the virtual machine. This will mount a CD image on the virtual machine’s desktop that contains the Parallels Tools installer. ![]() In the Parallels menu, select the menu command: Virtual Machine → Install Parallels Tools It wasn’t as straightforward as I thought it would be but it wasn’t hard to figure out. I wanted to install the Parallels Tools in the Debian virtual machine so I could take advantage of better integration between the Linux virtual machine and the Mac OS X host computer. I’ve been using Parallels Desktop for Mac to run a Debian Linux 6.0 virtual machine.
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