Package: open-vm-tools dkms will allow the kernel modules to be automagically recompiled when a new kernel is installed, which is incredibly handy.
Right now, there's a many step process required (get the source, compile the source, install the modules) every time the kernel is upgraded. With open-vm-tools the way it is now, if a kernel upgrade is performed (as happens often with security upgrades), and you forget to re-compile open-vm-sources, at next boot the system will have some major issues (like networking doesn't come up). With automated security installs (like I use), this means that whenever a reboot happens, there's a decent chance the system won't come up. I think it would be worth while to make DKMS work in this package to prevent these issues - I bet a lot of sysadmin would love you for it. The new upstream open-vm-tools release (2008.11.18) now provides dkms.conf which should allow for easy dkms integration. Also reported in Launchpad at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/277556 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
