On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 08:15:42AM +0200, Marc Haber wrote: > Package: open-vm-tools-dkms > Severity: minor > > Hi, > > from trying, it looks like Open-vm-tools work fine with basic > functionality if one does not install the kernel modules inside the VM. > > Please document (for example in the package description) what > functionality is lost if one runs open-vm-tools without the kernel > modules. This is necessary for the local admin to take an informed > decision.
In case someone wants to fix this in one of the next QA uploads; Arch Arch Linux provides nice documentation on that topic: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Installing_Arch_Linux_in_VMware If you run Debian on a server virtualised in Vmware ESX, the DKMS modules are typically not needed. Cheers, Moritz -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
