"in the updates pocket"...wouldn't know how to try because I don't know to what "pocket" refers. I use aptitude to update the available packages (u), then apply any available package updates (U then g and another g). Just saying, if open-vm-tools is offered at some time and shows up in the updates list, I can apply its update. I'll keep checking periodically for updates this way. Also just saying I think this build only failed for the latest offered kernel (4.15). I'll just keep booting the previous kernel version until this gets fixed; it always does eventually in my experience. Thanks for working on this.
I will concede that setting updates to automatic results in an arguably more secure system, and maybe fix issues like this faster, but I like to know what has been done to my system. That way when little issues like this come up, I have a better idea of what happened right away instead of later. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1779793 Title: open VM tools DKMS fails to build mostly due to multiply defined preprocessor symbols [error: implicit declaration of function 'init_timer_deferrable'] To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1779793/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
