You were thinking of VMware Server, while I was thinking VMware Workstation/Player/Fusion. Sorry about that.
@David Normally, the open source version of the tools are useful for the testing phase of the release cycle, like Precise is going to be shortly (for Alpha 1). The is because the newer kernel, that will eventually be supplied in the release, will fail to compile with the official Tools. But yes, most users would use the Official Tools. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/604998 Title: open-vm-tools (CLI tools) recommends gui tools To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/604998/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs