How to Install and Uninstall open-vm-tools-desktop Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: April 30,2024

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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install open-vm-tools-desktop on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall open-vm-tools-desktop on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the open-vm-tools-desktop package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: open-vm-tools-desktop
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.2
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Source: open-vm-tools
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Bernd Zeimetz
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 497
Depends: libatkmm-1.6-1v5 (>= 2.24.0), libc6 (>= 2.14), libcairomm-1.0-1v5 (>= 1.12.0), libdrm2 (>= 2.4.3), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.16.0), libglibmm-2.4-1v5 (>= 2.54.0), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.9.10), libgtkmm-3.0-1v5 (>= 3.22.0), 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 (= 2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.2), 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/universe/o/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools-desktop_11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.2_amd64.deb
Size: 135912
MD5sum: cc01f96fb5a57639384d941af784a168
SHA1: cacb23d4bc4a02b1c0083d131b71ed6e02a3cdd5
SHA256: 2d3ad2f9f4a8767606a90a23831874f3cc9f53ad45cfc92151b2175b7150c211
SHA512: e77af5bdd3888b607411a024603ee47e91519ed9bb1a2b8731aadc5b0b22b3807af083cb8efde2f6ec95cc89d9a664702674c3f5a4d37ea938716ad8458a3314
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: 2:10.2.0-3ubuntu3
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Source: open-vm-tools
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Bernd Zeimetz
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 447
Depends: libatkmm-1.6-1v5 (>= 2.24.0), libc6 (>= 2.14), libcairomm-1.0-1v5 (>= 1.12.0), libdrm2 (>= 2.4.3), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.16.0), libglibmm-2.4-1v5 (>= 2.54.0), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.9.10), libgtkmm-3.0-1v5 (>= 3.22.0), 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 (= 2:10.2.0-3ubuntu3), fuse
Recommends: xauth, xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse, xserver-xorg-video-vmware
Suggests: xdg-utils
Breaks: open-vm-tools (<< 2:10.0.0~)
Replaces: open-vm-tools (<< 2:10.0.0~)
Filename: pool/universe/o/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools-desktop_10.2.0-3ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 127236
MD5sum: 1cbb7716fd0da200d79173769ef0bce5
SHA1: ae44fdf7c2589e4d0247ecd677cb197fa7ca16ac
SHA256: 769ca8804cba76157c9873e24ef48dd9df10b1990ea460a22653aea82cb45d7f
Homepage: https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools
Description: Open VMware Tools for virtual machines hosted on VMware (GUI)
Description-md5: 0a75baf603aed1d261cb9d62936d3c0d