Ubuntu
open-vm-tools package

  1. Bug #1933143
  2. Comment #15

Comment 15 for bug 1933143

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John Wolfe (johnwvmw) wrote :

Testing desktop graphical events on Workstation 16.1.2 build-17966106

20.04 - Focal - X11 desktop
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- Added pre-release updates.
- Installed 11.3.0 (letting other updates pending)
 - note: using nautilus version 3.36.3
 - files DnD, C/P host <==> guest - OK
 - text DnD, C/P host <==> guest - OK
 - screen resize - OK

- apt upgrade - 316 upgraded - 13 new.
 - note: using nautilus version 3.36.3
 - files DnD, C/P host <==> guest - OK
 - text DnD, C/P host <==> guest - OK

21.04 - Hirsute - X11 desktop - Ubuntu on Xorg
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- Installed and did updates since release - reboot
- Added pre-release updates.
- Installed 11.3.0 ( letting other updates/upgrades pending)
 - note: using nautilis version 3.38.2-1ubuntu2
 - files DnD, C/P host <==> guest - OK
 - text DnD, C/P host <==> guest - OK
 - screen resize - OK

- apt upgrade - 33 upgraded - 5 new.
 - note: using nautilis version 3.38.2-1ubuntu2
 - files DnD, C/P host <==> guest - OK
 - text DnD, C/P host <==> guest - OK

There are known problems with file drag and drop when using a Wayland Ubuntu desktop.

I have asked Yuhua Zou from the VMware GOS QA team to verify the install and vmtools commands on an ESXi server.