installing sudo apt-get install open-vm-tools open-vm-dkms open-vm-toolboxopen-vm-dkms 2011.12.20-562307-0ubuntu1: open-vm-tools kernel module failed to build

[Pete Hecht]

I was trying to install

sudo apt-get install open-vm-tools open-vm-dkms open-vm-toolbox

from the command line.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: open-vm-dkms 2011.12.20-562307-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-30.51~precise1-generic 3.5.7.9
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-30-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: vmmemctl pvscsi
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.2
Architecture: i386
DKMSKernelVersion: 3.5.0-30-generic
Date: Sun May 19 14:01:51 2013
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20130213)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
PackageVersion: 2011.12.20-562307-0ubuntu1
SourcePackage: open-vm-tools
Title: open-vm-dkms 2011.12.20-562307-0ubuntu1: open-vm-tools kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)