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Install VMware Tools on Kali Linux

Open /etc/apt/sources.list with an editor

vi /etc/apt/sources.list

Append the following sources to the end of the file. Save the file.

deb http://http.kali.org/kali kali main non-free contrib
deb-src http://http.kali.org/kali kali main non-free contrib

Update the package lists to include the newly added sources.

apt-get update

Install the open-vm-tools package.

apt-get install open-vm-tools

All relevant dependencies will be satisfied and the relevant packages installed. Done.