How to Install and Uninstall open-vm-tools-desktop Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: April 30,2024

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

Please follow the steps below to install open-vm-tools-desktop on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall open-vm-tools-desktop on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: open-vm-tools-desktop
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1
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: 454
Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), 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 (>= 2.46.0), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.9.10), libgtkmm-3.0-1v5 (>= 3.18.0), libice6 (>= 1:1.0.0), libsigc++-2.0-0v5 (>= 2.6.1), 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 (= 2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1), 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_10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 130578
MD5sum: 8060332db07fb021c54805d0e6bf4dce
SHA1: de73d84850b4ff19b6f7f7970421cf0d4ae3fd22
SHA256: b0a46976693ce12389aabd00f9174f8724106d2c922d66e3774eaa6e34a0cd2f
SHA512: 73e025c66023ecba91428e4c02f3d8bf4a96e03a8395e96a95b5864a3fed46200109a37dbde47c169881d25fb01f705df681353ab89f9dea55e5e68ba3464a7e
Homepage: https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools
Description-en: 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

Package: open-vm-tools-desktop
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 665
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Bernd Zeimetz
Architecture: amd64
Source: open-vm-tools
Version: 2:10.0.7-3227872-2ubuntu1
Replaces: open-vm-tools (<< 2:10.0.0~)
Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), libatkmm-1.6-1v5 (>= 2.24.0), libc6 (>= 2.14), libcairomm-1.0-1v5 (>= 1.12.0), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.16.0), libglibmm-2.4-1v5 (>= 2.46.0), libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.24.0), libgtkmm-2.4-1v5 (>= 1:2.24.0), libice6 (>= 1:1.0.0), libsigc++-2.0-0v5 (>= 2.6.1), libsm6, libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libx11-6 (>= 2:1.4.99.1), libxext6, libxi6, libxinerama1, libxrandr2 (>= 2:1.2.0), libxtst6, open-vm-tools (= 2:10.0.7-3227872-2ubuntu1)
Recommends: open-vm-tools-dkms, xauth, xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse, xserver-xorg-video-vmware, fuse
Suggests: xdg-utils
Breaks: open-vm-tools (<< 2:10.0.0~)
Filename: pool/universe/o/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools-desktop_10.0.7-3227872-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 145874
MD5sum: a58e3bf449fd1cee13a12d5012f44c66
SHA1: ad1b1ffc5e3c8e577589f44fadd6925beeb293f1
SHA256: ca9cba418e10cf27f317348d35c0a795423fa30579c09488772f199c73cf810f
Description-en: 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
Homepage: http://open-vm-tools.sourceforge.net/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu