How to Install and Uninstall open-vm-tools-desktop Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: December 27,2024

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

This guide covers the steps necessary to install open-vm-tools-desktop on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall open-vm-tools-desktop on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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3. Information about the open-vm-tools-desktop package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: open-vm-tools-desktop
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:12.3.5-3~ubuntu0.23.10.1
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: 491
Depends: libatkmm-1.6-1v5 (>= 2.28.3), libc6 (>= 2.38), libcairomm-1.0-1v5 (>= 1.14.4), libdrm2 (>= 2.4.3), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.3.1), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.16.0), libglibmm-2.4-1v5 (>= 2.66.6), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.19.12), libgtkmm-3.0-1v5 (>= 3.24.8), libice6 (>= 1:1.0.0), libsigc++-2.0-0v5 (>= 2.8.0), libsm6, libstdc++6 (>= 13.1), 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~ubuntu0.23.10.1), 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~ubuntu0.23.10.1_amd64.deb
Size: 136206
MD5sum: a36f74423193b673838083b88a24312a
SHA1: 385e4fd7a165f8b923e2b269c64e4e08e99c39b9
SHA256: 3241ac5dcd74093385835bb7027c26c01d3fc1542cdf541e3888ea62092602cc
SHA512: 49e9bef7234db34fce291bb842a5c4c449fe3f2ba75b36c1e088975583c71e9be17aac8bd9e274df179b2343cae946ef284602ffe28f66f10c356a1d8d812329
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: 2:12.3.0-1ubuntu0.1
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: 491
Depends: libatkmm-1.6-1v5 (>= 2.28.3), libc6 (>= 2.38), libcairomm-1.0-1v5 (>= 1.14.4), libdrm2 (>= 2.4.3), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.3.1), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.16.0), libglibmm-2.4-1v5 (>= 2.66.6), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.19.12), libgtkmm-3.0-1v5 (>= 3.24.8), libice6 (>= 1:1.0.0), libsigc++-2.0-0v5 (>= 2.8.0), libsm6, libstdc++6 (>= 13.1), 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 (= 2:12.3.0-1ubuntu0.1), fuse3, kmod
Recommends: xauth, xserver-xorg-video-vmware
Suggests: xdg-utils
Filename: pool/main/o/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools-desktop_12.3.0-1ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 136150
MD5sum: ea84916c2e0ba02a246c7378bb6d3780
SHA1: 93ac7994168ac005eae8be2c78d37a3277c7cd0b
SHA256: 26ab5c71e57508529b2bc308147ff785daa9e66d128dc284a7adc71607a0d52d
SHA512: cd079badf998867b5aa1acdc64684919c28e359f6a4f38a490d5c6fecd4bb4fa652a196b0c42abf318c9b9b97cdfdb3f4eafd84fd287e1dbb1ab5f1654059176
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: 2:12.3.0-1
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: 491
Depends: libatkmm-1.6-1v5 (>= 2.28.3), libc6 (>= 2.38), libcairomm-1.0-1v5 (>= 1.14.4), libdrm2 (>= 2.4.3), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.3.1), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.16.0), libglibmm-2.4-1v5 (>= 2.66.6), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.19.12), libgtkmm-3.0-1v5 (>= 3.24.8), libice6 (>= 1:1.0.0), libsigc++-2.0-0v5 (>= 2.8.0), libsm6, libstdc++6 (>= 13.1), 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 (= 2:12.3.0-1), fuse3, kmod
Recommends: xauth, xserver-xorg-video-vmware
Suggests: xdg-utils
Filename: pool/main/o/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools-desktop_12.3.0-1_amd64.deb
Size: 136210
MD5sum: 6a761e912dd1badd7b022b26c84e87ce
SHA1: 6638d4776b1f4653a6766b7613d3179b5ba463f8
SHA256: 2e1def68342e7e22afe20baeda3f62a077e0c69434658ffbdd1752e0c8024b89
SHA512: c07a9a1e69d54d0638db89cce0cf7284e069f95b824be782ae254bb4f0dc3c70fbd27f6e8cf2086be878903b03873ef81ba1e7b1791cc7760f9da52642c462a8
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*)