How to Install and Uninstall open-vm-tools Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "open-vm-tools" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install open-vm-tools on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall open-vm-tools on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                open-vm-tools
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the open-vm-tools package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: open-vm-tools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:12.3.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.1
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Bernd Zeimetz
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3160
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libdrm2 (>= 2.4.3), libfuse3-3 (>= 3.2.3), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.3), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.31.8), libmspack0 (>= 0.4), libssl3 (>= 3.0.0~~alpha1), libtirpc3 (>= 1.0.2), libudev1 (>= 183), libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), libxmlsec1 (>= 1.2.33), libxmlsec1-openssl (>= 1.2.33), pciutils, iproute2, lsb-release
Recommends: ethtool, zerofree, fuse3
Suggests: open-vm-tools-desktop, cloud-init, open-vm-tools-containerinfo, open-vm-tools-salt-minion
Breaks: open-vm-tools-sdmp (<< 2:12.1.0-2~)
Replaces: open-vm-tools-sdmp (<< 2:12.1.0-2~)
Filename: pool/main/o/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools_12.3.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 746380
MD5sum: ae344aa73b5ae9c96d08fcc2d5fb0467
SHA1: 96cddef779d2b3f732738acd8f380fa19badbebf
SHA256: a099857a937855dc6ff9132df12deca83896625c18f6ea9b974cf25b4ef5a238
SHA512: 551bee2a4370b5c70ac933b10905c2393af97712ac4f5afbd7c797f966792371012f177379b1f71b80d15237980b0961b70400104548bb256541386c909d0d65
Homepage: https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools
Description: Open VMware Tools for virtual machines hosted on VMware (CLI)
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 only the core user-space programs and libraries.
Description-md5: a6ea22fad449711c4296720ce1ebe6b4
Task: cloud-image, server, ubuntu-server-raspi

Package: open-vm-tools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.4
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Bernd Zeimetz
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3142
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libdrm2 (>= 2.4.3), libfuse3-3 (>= 3.2.3), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.3), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.31.8), libmspack0 (>= 0.4), libssl3 (>= 3.0.0~~alpha1), libtirpc3 (>= 1.0.2), libudev1 (>= 183), libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), libxmlsec1 (>= 1.2.33), libxmlsec1-openssl (>= 1.2.33), pciutils, iproute2, lsb-release
Recommends: ethtool, zerofree, fuse3
Suggests: open-vm-tools-desktop, cloud-init, open-vm-tools-containerinfo, open-vm-tools-salt-minion
Breaks: open-vm-tools-sdmp (<< 2:12.1.0-2~)
Replaces: open-vm-tools-sdmp (<< 2:12.1.0-2~)
Filename: pool/main/o/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools_12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.4_amd64.deb
Size: 742628
MD5sum: 43485beb4074f54c409458ae490b117f
SHA1: 98a7ec3853a772b9073c32e4ea53f384179aaedc
SHA256: 9b0a9fcdbf127d06461c46bcc399c40dea0eabc027422488664ee58d51646d5b
SHA512: 78f7e1070c52e6206d477c7694407dc20212ba3ea775ff84c8c1fdc1e81168d28fd9ca853936a461c3e3b2723456ff6f75a9a40c3e67211a7f20c755aa77f1cc
Homepage: https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools
Description: Open VMware Tools for virtual machines hosted on VMware (CLI)
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 only the core user-space programs and libraries.
Description-md5: a6ea22fad449711c4296720ce1ebe6b4
Task: cloud-image, server, ubuntu-server-raspi

Package: open-vm-tools
Version: 2:11.3.5-1ubuntu5mint1
Architecture: amd64
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Installed-Size: 3010
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libdrm2 (>= 2.4.3), libfuse3-3 (>= 3.2.3), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.3), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.31.8), libmspack0 (>= 0.4), libssl3 (>= 3.0.0~~alpha1), libtirpc3 (>= 1.0.2), libudev1 (>= 183), libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), libxmlsec1 (>= 1.2.33), libxmlsec1-openssl (>= 1.2.33), pciutils, iproute2, lsb-release
Recommends: ethtool, zerofree, fuse3
Suggests: open-vm-tools-desktop, cloud-init
Homepage: https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Filename: pool/upstream/o/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools_11.3.5-1ubuntu5mint1_amd64.deb
Size: 670980
SHA256: 17ad61df3d7839830051161473ef3530a6a943b821fde1a4fc0b0e0bafb4e824
SHA1: 8ea7f52966b0d0d78da7bc888efb3f0f2f90c5a3
MD5sum: 8634cbb4fb3daa51b62b818b1de87d9e
Description: Open VMware Tools for virtual machines hosted on VMware (CLI)
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 only the core user-space programs and libraries.
Description-md5: a6ea22fad449711c4296720ce1ebe6b4
Original-Maintainer: Bernd Zeimetz

Package: open-vm-tools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:11.3.5-1ubuntu4
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Bernd Zeimetz
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3014
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libdrm2 (>= 2.4.3), libfuse3-3 (>= 3.2.3), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.3), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.31.8), libmspack0 (>= 0.4), libssl3 (>= 3.0.0~~alpha1), libtirpc3 (>= 1.0.2), libudev1 (>= 183), libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), libxmlsec1 (>= 1.2.33), libxmlsec1-openssl (>= 1.2.33), pciutils, iproute2, lsb-release
Recommends: ethtool, zerofree, fuse3
Suggests: open-vm-tools-desktop, cloud-init
Filename: pool/main/o/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools_11.3.5-1ubuntu4_amd64.deb
Size: 713826
MD5sum: 462fc8164373493eb2af11c184fa30b5
SHA1: 03cf9a39fdba995e53c2a8f46ea9a3d69cfe9621
SHA256: d7e9cfd5c3d9ca2f2530ffffaeebd5e87bd8543a819789b3893a9b3e2c7e7211
SHA512: fde6126e8019595a9d494becd28abdcc7dbc253621805da7490bfeb9f463b8f7b47ede07689cac89fbc9c087d9a94bf905ed18e3b9825c76cf077b0ab9d1b5f6
Homepage: https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools
Description: Open VMware Tools for virtual machines hosted on VMware (CLI)
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 only the core user-space programs and libraries.
Description-md5: a6ea22fad449711c4296720ce1ebe6b4
Task: cloud-image, server, ubuntu-server-raspi