Env:
VMs:
* ubuntu-16.04.4-desktop-amd64
* ubuntu-16.04.4-server-amd64
* ubuntu-17.10-desktop-amd64
* ubuntu-17.10-server-amd64
open-vm-tools version: 10.2.0.1608(build-7253323) from ppa:ci-train-ppa-
service/3152 or using the default repository
Result:
open-vm-tools can be installed and uninstalled successfully except the
following 2 problems.
Problem:
There is 2 problems.
1) After install open-vm-tools, ubuntu 17.10 desktop needs reboot to validate
vmtoolsd
2) During install open-vm-tools, ubuntu 17.10 server needs to ask this question
about "tools.conf" to continue. (I'm not sure it's necessary.)
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......
Installing new version of config file /etc/vmware-tools/scripts/vmware/network
...
Configuration file '/etc/vmware-tools/tools.conf'
==> Modified (by you or by a script) since installation.
==> Package distributor has shipped an updated version.
What would you like to do about it ? Your options are:
Y or I : install the package maintainer's version
N or O : keep your currently-installed version
D : show the differences between the versions
Z : start a shell to examine the situation
The default action is to keep your current version.
*** tools.conf (Y/I/N/O/D/Z) [default=N] ? y
Installing new version of config file /etc/vmware-tools/tools.conf ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.26-0ubuntu2) ...
Processing triggers for systemd (234-2ubuntu12) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.6.1-2) ...
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Steps:
1) add repository
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ci-train-ppa-service/3152
sudo apt-get update
2) update to / install open-vm-tools 10.2.0, and then check tools,
vgauth, vmware-toolbox-cmd
3) reboot guestOS and check tools, vgauth, vmware-toolbox-cmd
4) uninstall open-vm-tools and then check tools, vgauth, vmware-toolbox-
cmd
5) reboot guestOS and check tools, vgauth, vmware-toolbox-cmd
6) install/uninstall open-vm-tools-desktop
If ignore anything, please kindly tell me.
Thanks!
Yanhui
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Please backport open-vm-tools 2:10.2.0-3 (main) from bionic
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