This "bugfix" totally annoys me, because when I attempt to install open- vm-tools on an Ubuntu Server machine with no X11, I suddently get the entire X server and tons of libraries as dependencies. I have to turn of automatic resolution of 'recommends' and sit and manually pick out which "recommends" I need.
I disagree on the main point of this bug. If you choose to install open- vm-tools, you do _not_ want the toolbox and all its GUI dependencies. I think people can make this choice themselves. Perhaps the sane thing to do would be to rename the packages like for instance OpenJDK which has openjdk-jre-headless for when you don't run a GUI system and don't want those dependencies, and openjdk-jre for the common case where there is a GUI available. open-vm-tools-headless vs. open-vm-tools (full GUI)? -- open-vm-tools should recommend open-vm-toolbox https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/391224 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
