I added Xenial-Backports for an ack of the backports Team. I updated the bug description with a full backport-request template for this case (as you'd do on an SRU with the SRU template).
This is my first backport to the actual -backports pocket, please let me know who of us eventually uploads what exactly to where. I built the source as I assumed it will be needed, but need your experience if you need modifications. @Backport Team - please review and ack or let me know what needs to be changed. ** Description changed: + Description: + Please backport open-vm-tools 2:10.2.0-3 (main) from bionic to xenial. + + Reason for the backport: + ======================== + Newer versions of VMWare ESXi, especially newer features of those require the availability of newer open-vm-tools in the guest. + Making that available as an SRU is at the moment considered to be too much of a risk due to the lack of a vast array of ESXi verification setups. + But it seems good and somewhat tested, while OTOH important for several users, which is why it seems the backports pocket is just the right pocket to go to. + + Testing: + ======== + A ppa is made available for testing at: + https://launchpad.net/~ci-train-ppa-service/+archive/ubuntu/3152 + You can test it with: + sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ci-train-ppa-service/3152 + apt install open-vm-tools + + * xenial - build: + [No - see below] Package builds without modification + + * xenial - install: + (tested on VMWare Workstation 14 - upgrading to ppa version) + [X] open-vm-tools installs cleanly and runs + [X] open-vm-tools-desktop installs cleanly and runs + [X] open-vm-tools-dev installs cleanly and runs + (ppa builds with debug, so I enabled debug from ppa for these tests) + [X] open-vm-tools-desktop-dbgsym installs cleanly and runs + [X] open-vm-tools-dbgsym installs cleanly and runs + + * Modifications: + The backport needs some modifications to build: + - run autoreconf/systemd dh helpers + - use the older debhelper B-D + - revert to compat 10 (which is the latest supported in xenial) + Modifications are made available as git tree for easy review. + => https://code.launchpad.net/~paelzer/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+git/open-vm-tools/+ref/backport-xenial-lp1741390 + + You might need to get the tarballs first to build so I recommend: + $ pull-lp-source open-vm-tools + $ git clone -b backport-xenial-lp1741390 https://git.launchpad.net/~paelzer/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools + Then you can review/modify/build locally + $ cd open-vm-tools + $ dpkg-buildpackage -S -nc -d -sa -v2:10.0.7-3227872-5ubuntu1~16.04.1 + + If you are a "git ubuntu" user you could also do + $ git ubuntu clone open-vm-tools + $ git ubuntu remote add paelzer + $ git checkout backport-xenial-lp1741390 + + Reverse dependencies: + ===================== + The following reverse-dependencies need to be tested against the new version of open-vm-tools. For reverse-build-dependencies (-Indep), please test that the package still builds against the new open-vm-tools. For reverse-dependencies, please test that the version of the package currently in the release still works with the new open-vm-tools installed. Reverse- Recommends, Suggests, and Enhances don't need to be tested, and are listed for completeness-sake. + + open-vm-tools + ------------- + * ubuntu-server + -- the base version is seeded, nothing to test-rebuild + [X] xenial (Reverse-Depends) + * open-vm-tools-dkms + -- the newer version no more provides and no more depends on that + -- the breaks/replaces is very old and no issue + [X] xenial (Reverse-Recommends) + [X] xenial (Reverse-Replaces) + [X] xenial (Reverse-Breaks) + * procps + -- very old break, no issue + [X] xenial (Reverse-Breaks) + * usrmerge + -- very old conflict, no issue + [X] xenial (Reverse-Conflicts) + + open-vm-tools-desktop-dbgsym + ---------------------------- + + open-vm-tools-dbgsym + -------------------- + + open-vm-tools-desktop + --------------------- + * open-vm-tools-dkms + -- the -dkms package is no more provided - no issue + [X] xenial (Reverse-Suggests) + + open-vm-tools-dev + ----------------- + + + ----- original bug ----- + + The latest Xenial open-vm-tools package is almost two years out of date. I'm building Xenial systems in an up-to-date VMware environment and I need VMware tools updated to the latest stable version. We have experienced problems with VMware products when different components were mismatched. We also require open-vm-tools-desktop updated as a bug in either it or this package are causing problems with a VMware's Horizon view virtual desktop environment. - - Version 10.0.7 of open-vm-tools was first released in February 2016. The current stable is 10.2.0 released in December last year. + Version 10.0.7 of open-vm-tools was first released in February 2016. + The current stable is 10.2.0 released in December last year. See: https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools And: https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/releases/tag/stable-10.2.0 - - Could these packages please be updated for Xenial? We're relying on them. + Could these packages please be updated for Xenial? We're relying on + them. Thank you! ** Also affects: xenial-backports Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: open-vm-tools (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Triaged ** Changed in: open-vm-tools (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1741390 Title: Please backport open-vm-tools 2:10.2.0-3 (main) from bionic To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/xenial-backports/+bug/1741390/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
