How to Install and Uninstall open-vm-tools Package on Arch Linux

Last updated: April 27,2024

1. Install "open-vm-tools" package

Please follow the steps below to install open-vm-tools on Arch Linux


    
        
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                sudo pacman -Sy
            
                    
    
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                sudo pacman -S
            
                        
                open-vm-tools
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "open-vm-tools" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall open-vm-tools on Arch Linux:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -Rcns
            
                        
                open-vm-tools
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the open-vm-tools package on Arch Linux

Repository : extra
Name : open-vm-tools
Version : 6:12.3.5-1
Description : The Open Virtual Machine Tools (open-vm-tools) are the open
source implementation of VMware Tools
Architecture : x86_64
URL : https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools
Licenses : LGPL
Groups : None
Provides : None
Depends On : fuse3 icu iproute2 libdnet libmspack libsigc++
libxcrypt libcrypt.so=2-64 libxss lsb-release procps-ng
uriparser gdk-pixbuf-xlib which
Optional Deps : gtkmm3: DnD/CP plugin
libxtst: DnD/CP, resolution set plugins
netctl: suspend-resume network state
networkmanager: suspend-resume network state
Conflicts With : None
Replaces : None
Download Size : 889.32 KiB
Installed Size : 4330.47 KiB
Packager : Christian Hesse
Build Date : Fri Oct 27 13:53:44 2023
Validated By : MD5 Sum SHA-256 Sum Signature