How to Install and Uninstall open-vm-tools-desktop Package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Last updated: December 23,2024

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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install open-vm-tools-desktop on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


    
        
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2. Uninstall "open-vm-tools-desktop" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall open-vm-tools-desktop on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


    
        
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3. Information about the open-vm-tools-desktop package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Package: open-vm-tools-desktop
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:12.3.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.1
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: 506
Depends: libatkmm-1.6-1v5 (>= 2.28.2), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcairomm-1.0-1v5 (>= 1.12.0), libdrm2 (>= 2.4.3), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.3.1), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.16.0), libglibmm-2.4-1v5 (>= 2.66.2), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.19.12), libgtkmm-3.0-1v5 (>= 3.24.5), libice6 (>= 1:1.0.0), libsigc++-2.0-0v5 (>= 2.8.0), libsm6, libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libtirpc3 (>= 1.0.2), libudev1 (>= 183), libx11-6 (>= 2:1.4.99.1), libxext6, libxi6, libxinerama1 (>= 2:1.1.4), libxrandr2 (>= 2:1.2.0), libxtst6, open-vm-tools (= 2:12.3.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.1), fuse3, kmod
Recommends: xauth, xserver-xorg-video-vmware
Suggests: xdg-utils
Filename: pool/main/o/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools-desktop_12.3.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 139302
MD5sum: 604adf0d43a55b9774321b118fe9738e
SHA1: b3afe53adb7e3e1766714b46b0cdeb00864babc5
SHA256: 41e81a34618806f1994bbfd45ac3a783e5e9507c706b8a2027c74be3c773435a
SHA512: 6e1eeacb82265894294fbb1314a75af1914797f0aba80a571fb87c68488c28fb2d733bc19060e3775507357e4d9e2f878f728b30d886d4ff8559156c74f2d9c3
Homepage: https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools
Description: Open VMware Tools for virtual machines hosted on VMware (GUI)
Description-md5: 0a75baf603aed1d261cb9d62936d3c0d
Modaliases: vmwgfx(pci:v000015ADd00000405sv*sd*bc*sc*i*)

Package: open-vm-tools-desktop
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.4
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: 505
Depends: libatkmm-1.6-1v5 (>= 2.28.2), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcairomm-1.0-1v5 (>= 1.12.0), libdrm2 (>= 2.4.3), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.3.1), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.16.0), libglibmm-2.4-1v5 (>= 2.66.2), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.19.12), libgtkmm-3.0-1v5 (>= 3.24.5), libice6 (>= 1:1.0.0), libsigc++-2.0-0v5 (>= 2.8.0), libsm6, libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libtirpc3 (>= 1.0.2), libudev1 (>= 183), libx11-6 (>= 2:1.4.99.1), libxext6, libxi6, libxinerama1 (>= 2:1.1.4), libxrandr2 (>= 2:1.2.0), libxtst6, open-vm-tools (= 2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.4), fuse3, kmod
Recommends: xauth, xserver-xorg-video-vmware
Suggests: xdg-utils
Filename: pool/main/o/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools-desktop_12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.4_amd64.deb
Size: 138802
MD5sum: 5da782fcced51ada43ea8dc6ee070af0
SHA1: fe31a2a0e8499db8a79e7d3c4866fa9d905218dc
SHA256: 0c349669fffb7dad5a1e627c58b62aa57619e16b8d325376849de6f0ff68fd94
SHA512: bb7f1a00e4c02c0d9c14eb4b827d5b18c028fe2ba03957cf3326289756f7954aebf1d496fc22b7128cfc254c01b8faab2f98d57786bf46d38a7a41c51b8148f7
Homepage: https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools
Description: Open VMware Tools for virtual machines hosted on VMware (GUI)
Description-md5: 0a75baf603aed1d261cb9d62936d3c0d
Modaliases: vmwgfx(pci:v000015ADd00000405sv*sd*bc*sc*i*)

Package: open-vm-tools-desktop
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:11.3.5-1ubuntu4
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: 502
Depends: libatkmm-1.6-1v5 (>= 2.28.2), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcairomm-1.0-1v5 (>= 1.12.0), libdrm2 (>= 2.4.3), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.3.1), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.16.0), libglibmm-2.4-1v5 (>= 2.66.2), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.19.12), libgtkmm-3.0-1v5 (>= 3.24.5), libice6 (>= 1:1.0.0), libsigc++-2.0-0v5 (>= 2.8.0), libsm6, libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libtirpc3 (>= 1.0.2), libudev1 (>= 183), libx11-6 (>= 2:1.4.99.1), libxext6, libxi6, libxinerama1 (>= 2:1.1.4), libxrandr2 (>= 2:1.2.0), libxtst6, open-vm-tools (= 2:11.3.5-1ubuntu4), fuse3, kmod
Recommends: xauth, xserver-xorg-video-vmware
Suggests: xdg-utils
Filename: pool/main/o/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools-desktop_11.3.5-1ubuntu4_amd64.deb
Size: 139394
MD5sum: 2140f24701e14a910646e870530b0df4
SHA1: 5ed783615ed8c55136a67caadeb840ad3ebff303
SHA256: 26d87bf55b88f31386771e541ecbc4dadcd1777c6e18753f09106550a2506e3f
SHA512: 410e972a98581261c9da59df7825b973bf2ef888689591f219981395b80f586a0a97dfe0e7274b617ec20a396bc784309bcb8e74907480ccd683b5dd3d362c55
Homepage: https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools
Description: Open VMware Tools for virtual machines hosted on VMware (GUI)
Description-md5: 0a75baf603aed1d261cb9d62936d3c0d
Modaliases: vmwgfx(pci:v000015ADd00000405sv*sd*bc*sc*i*)