PPA: https://launchpad.net/~ci-train-ppa-service/+archive/ubuntu/4665/+packages MPs: F: https://code.launchpad.net/~paelzer/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+git/open-vm-tools/+merge/407893 H: https://code.launchpad.net/~paelzer/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+git/open-vm-tools/+merge/407892
** Description changed: + [Impact] + + * In the past a lack of updated open-vm-tools versions was found fatal + and therefore we agreed to regularly backport those to the latest LTS. + This is backporting the recent version 11.3.0 to Focal/Hirsute. + + [Test Case] + + * Test open-vm-tools done by VMWare QA Team as agreed for these + backports. + + [Where Problems could occur] + + * This has the usual regression potential of a new version upgrade and + therefore is higher than a usual SRU. But as agreed int he past to + support new (virtual) hardware open-vm-tools shall regularly be + backported. I suggest keeping it somewhat longer in proposed than usual + just to be on the safe side. + + [Other Info] + + * This is a practice for or quite a while (almost three years now), see: + - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1741390 + - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1784638 + - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1813944 + - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1822204 + - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1844834 + - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1868012 + - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1877672 + - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1892266 + - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1911831 + + The request back then came from the community and the decision back then + was between VMWare and Ubuntu. VMWare QA Team since then does the + qualification of these uploads as we (I) don't have a matrix of Host + versions for that around. + + Also see https://github.com/vmware/open-vm- + tools/releases/tag/stable-11.3.0 + + Under the accepted special SRU cases [1] this qualifies for #2 and #3 of + [2]. + + [1]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates#Documentation_for_Special_Cases + [2]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates#Other_safe_cases + + + --- + + Open-vm-tools release 11.3.0 has been released open-vm-tools 11.3.0 has been released on June 18, 2021 containing: - - a number of bug and Coverity fixes. - - command line tool to control various aspects of the vmwgfx Linux - kernel module (open-vmtools-desktop) - - command line support tool for guest operations authentication configuration. - to support or utilize various vSphere features. + - a number of bug and Coverity fixes. + - command line tool to control various aspects of the vmwgfx Linux + kernel module (open-vmtools-desktop) + - command line support tool for guest operations authentication configuration. + to support or utilize various vSphere features. See: https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/releases/tag/stable-11.3.0 Please refer to the release notes at https://github.com/vmware/open-vm- tools/blob/stable-11.3.0/ReleaseNotes.md The granular changes that have gone into the 11.3.0 release are in the ChangeLog at https://github.com/vmware/open-vm- tools/blob/stable-11.3.0/open-vm-tools/ChangeLog Suggested packaging changes needed to the debian/rules file: 1. vmwgfxctrl command- in open-vm-tools-desktop .deb package. - - requires access to libdrm and libudev to be compiled and will dlopen() - at runtime. Will quietly exit if runtime not available on guest VM. + - requires access to libdrm and libudev to be compiled and will dlopen() + at runtime. Will quietly exit if runtime not available on guest VM. - Build dependencies: libdrm, libudev + Build dependencies: libdrm, libudev - Add to open-vm-tools-desktop package: + Add to open-vm-tools-desktop package: - mv debian/open-vm-tools/usr/bin/vmwgfxctrl debian/open-vm-tools- + mv debian/open-vm-tools/usr/bin/vmwgfxctrl debian/open-vm-tools- desktop/usr/bin 2. The open-vm-tools source release contains a complete example of a - tools.conf. Please package this open-vm-tools/tools.conf file ass - /etc/vmware-tools/tools.conf.example - + tools.conf. Please package this open-vm-tools/tools.conf file ass + /etc/vmware-tools/tools.conf.example New commands,libraries and vmsvc plugins to be a part of the open-vm-tools .deb package - usr/bin/vmware-alias-import + usr/bin/vmware-alias-import - usr/lib/libguestStoreClient.so.0* + usr/lib/libguestStoreClient.so.0* - usr/lib/open-vm-tools/plugins/vmsvc/libguestStore.so - usr/lib/open-vm-tools/plugins/vmsvc/libgdp.so + usr/lib/open-vm-tools/plugins/vmsvc/libguestStore.so + usr/lib/open-vm-tools/plugins/vmsvc/libgdp.so 3. new vmsvc plugins: - %{_libdir}/libguestStoreClient.so.* - %{_libdir}/%{name}/plugins/vmsvc/libgdp.so - %{_libdir}/%{name}/plugins/vmsvc/libguestStore.so + %{_libdir}/libguestStoreClient.so.* + %{_libdir}/%{name}/plugins/vmsvc/libgdp.so + %{_libdir}/%{name}/plugins/vmsvc/libguestStore.so -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1933143 Title: Open-vm-tools release 11.3.0 has been released To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1933143/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
