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open-vm-tools package

  1. Bug #604998
  2. Comment #4

Comment 4 for bug 604998

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Clint Byrum (clint-fewbar) wrote : Re: [Bug 604998] Re: open-vm-tools (CLI tools) recommends gui tools

Excerpts from Oliver Brakmann's message of Fri Jun 10 21:50:55 UTC 2011:
> Thanks Clint!
>
> I don't know if anybody has noticed this yet, but this problem exists in
> Ubuntu only. The same package in Debian merely suggests: open-vm-
> toolbox.
>
> Oh, and the changelog gives the reason why: LP #391224. I guess we have
> conflicting interests here.
>
> Personally, I'd argue for dropping the recommends: back to a suggests:
> as well.

Good point Oliver.

With software center, I think a strong case can be made that there is
no good reason anymore. Searching for 'vmware' or 'vmware tools' or
'vmware guest' only shows toolbox, because software center defaults to
showing packages with a .desktop file. Synaptic and aptitude are both for
expert users who should be able to see why they didn't get GUI because
it clearly says that it is the command line tools.