How to Install and Uninstall open-vm-tools-desktop Package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "open-vm-tools-desktop" package

Please follow the instructions below to install open-vm-tools-desktop on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                open-vm-tools-desktop
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "open-vm-tools-desktop" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall open-vm-tools-desktop on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the open-vm-tools-desktop package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Package: open-vm-tools-desktop
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.3
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Source: open-vm-tools
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Bernd Zeimetz
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 567
Depends: libatkmm-1.6-1v5 (>= 2.24.0), libc6 (>= 2.14), libcairomm-1.0-1v5 (>= 1.12.0), libdrm2 (>= 2.4.3), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.16.0), libglibmm-2.4-1v5 (>= 2.54.0), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.19.12), libgtkmm-3.0-1v5 (>= 3.24.0), libice6 (>= 1:1.0.0), libsigc++-2.0-0v5 (>= 2.8.0), libsm6, libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libudev1 (>= 183), libx11-6 (>= 2:1.4.99.1), libxext6, libxi6, libxinerama1, libxrandr2 (>= 2:1.2.0), libxtst6, open-vm-tools (= 2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.3), fuse, kmod
Recommends: xauth, xserver-xorg-video-vmware
Suggests: xdg-utils
Breaks: open-vm-tools (<< 2:10.3.5-2~)
Replaces: open-vm-tools (<< 2:10.3.5-2~)
Filename: pool/main/o/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools-desktop_11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.3_amd64.deb
Size: 144412
MD5sum: 38339d3b26ad7077f624364789019e81
SHA1: 6f5d9c61f0194a77d54c18c76dbd445ab5c252c9
SHA256: 72d84090ce6c3e774d864abd4b3b58437ec5849d824caae108bd0fd8b5ef7b15
SHA512: 57dbbb7d09de1f0bda2ea12a4015229b68e40039e8f173d1d69003b225d739b32aff410900084fb29372d089a85847bab3affa48bf08c6b2fbfb64ecc00f801f
Homepage: https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools
Description: Open VMware Tools for virtual machines hosted on VMware (GUI)
The Open Virtual Machine Tools (open-vm-tools) project is an open source
implementation of VMware Tools. It is a suite of virtualization utilities and
drivers to improve the functionality, user experience and administration of
VMware virtual machines.
.
This package contains the user-space programs and libraries that are essential
for improved user experience of VMware virtual machines.
Description-md5: 0a75baf603aed1d261cb9d62936d3c0d
Modaliases: vmwgfx(pci:v000015ADd00000405sv*sd*bc*sc*i*)

Package: open-vm-tools-desktop
Source: open-vm-tools
Version: 2:11.2.5-2ubuntu1mint1
Architecture: amd64
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Installed-Size: 542
Depends: libatkmm-1.6-1v5 (>= 2.24.0), libc6 (>= 2.14), libcairomm-1.0-1v5 (>= 1.12.0), libdrm2 (>= 2.4.3), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.16.0), libglibmm-2.4-1v5 (>= 2.54.0), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.9.10), libgtkmm-3.0-1v5 (>= 3.24.0), libice6 (>= 1:1.0.0), libsigc++-2.0-0v5 (>= 2.8.0), libsm6, libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libudev1 (>= 183), libx11-6 (>= 2:1.4.99.1), libxext6, libxi6, libxinerama1, libxrandr2 (>= 2:1.2.0), libxtst6, open-vm-tools (= 2:11.2.5-2ubuntu1mint1), fuse, kmod
Recommends: xauth, xserver-xorg-video-vmware
Suggests: xdg-utils
Breaks: open-vm-tools (<< 2:10.3.5-2~)
Replaces: open-vm-tools (<< 2:10.3.5-2~)
Homepage: https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Filename: pool/upstream/o/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools-desktop_11.2.5-2ubuntu1mint1_amd64.deb
Size: 166480
SHA256: 80fa41948c9725918ac7335e45a538a83ae457bafb0689cb0c5428ab5022ca4a
SHA1: 6d5c7adfa249590c24e95ff2b4486545198dd508
MD5sum: 8c97db0b3697bb4fb6974df5a33f4690
Description: Open VMware Tools for virtual machines hosted on VMware (GUI)
The Open Virtual Machine Tools (open-vm-tools) project is an open source
implementation of VMware Tools. It is a suite of virtualization utilities and
drivers to improve the functionality, user experience and administration of
VMware virtual machines.
.
This package contains the user-space programs and libraries that are essential
for improved user experience of VMware virtual machines.
Description-md5: 0a75baf603aed1d261cb9d62936d3c0d
Modaliases: vmwgfx(pci:v000015ADd00000405sv*sd*bc*sc*i*)
Original-Maintainer: Bernd Zeimetz

Package: open-vm-tools-desktop
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:11.0.5-4
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Source: open-vm-tools
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Bernd Zeimetz
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 538
Depends: libatkmm-1.6-1v5 (>= 2.24.0), libc6 (>= 2.14), libcairomm-1.0-1v5 (>= 1.12.0), libdrm2 (>= 2.4.3), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.16.0), libglibmm-2.4-1v5 (>= 2.54.0), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.9.10), libgtkmm-3.0-1v5 (>= 3.24.0), libice6 (>= 1:1.0.0), libsigc++-2.0-0v5 (>= 2.8.0), libsm6, libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libudev1 (>= 183), libx11-6 (>= 2:1.4.99.1), libxext6, libxi6, libxinerama1, libxrandr2 (>= 2:1.2.0), libxtst6, open-vm-tools (= 2:11.0.5-4), fuse, kmod
Recommends: xauth, xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse, xserver-xorg-video-vmware
Suggests: xdg-utils
Breaks: open-vm-tools (<< 2:10.3.5-2~)
Replaces: open-vm-tools (<< 2:10.3.5-2~)
Filename: pool/main/o/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools-desktop_11.0.5-4_amd64.deb
Size: 140304
MD5sum: cc954db12d37481844fec6aa11b1289d
SHA1: 0a55623856321adc98b7374fcbf6cdc68520ef34
SHA256: 2baaae776db30b2e92d2afa18dd9186fbdddd9707558863a739cd009e0fcfdb1
Homepage: https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools
Description: Open VMware Tools for virtual machines hosted on VMware (GUI)
The Open Virtual Machine Tools (open-vm-tools) project is an open source
implementation of VMware Tools. It is a suite of virtualization utilities and
drivers to improve the functionality, user experience and administration of
VMware virtual machines.
.
This package contains the user-space programs and libraries that are essential
for improved user experience of VMware virtual machines.
Description-md5: 0a75baf603aed1d261cb9d62936d3c0d
Modaliases: vmwgfx(pci:v000015ADd00000405sv*sd*bc*sc*i*)