package open-vm-dkms 2010.06.16-268169-3ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: open-vm-tools kernel module failed to build

[M Daxter]

Binary package hint: open-vm-tools

This is on a fresh install of Ubuntu 11.04 beta 1 under VMWare Fusion on a Mac with the default VMWare tools.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: open-vm-dkms 2010.06.16-268169-3ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-7.39-generic 2.6.38
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-7-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Apr 2 13:20:33 2011
ErrorMessage: open-vm-tools kernel module failed to build
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta i386 (20110330)
PackageVersion: 2010.06.16-268169-3ubuntu1
SourcePackage: open-vm-tools
Title: package open-vm-dkms 2010.06.16-268169-3ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: open-vm-tools kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Nate Muench (Mink) (n-muench)]

Request to mark this bug as expired because Natty is no longer supported

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

Closing out pre-18.04 build failure bug reports for open-vm-tools.

This type of bug is often due to a kernel/vmware version discrepancy, that was specific to the versions in play at the time. So, this particular build failure is unlikely to be relevant to currently maintained Ubuntu versions. If you hit similar-looking build failures with newer versions of Ubuntu please file a new bug report with the corresponding log and config files.