[Bug 604998] Re: open-vm-tools (CLI tools) recommends gui tools

[Nate Muench]

First of all, open-vm-toolbox, is a transitional package.  The GUI
version no longer is in the program/package, only the CLI/cmd version
still exists.

I thought of a possibly better solution, which may be a win-win
scenario.

If we split up the packaging for GUI and CLI version, it might cause
headaches for a lot of people (including myself).

I am going to assume that most people who use Ubuntu on a VMware product
will be using the Desktop version, not the server.  Although, some of
them use the Tools that comes with the program.  Where I go to college,
for the Linux I class they now use Ubuntu (they used used Fedora, when I
took the class), the GUI version.  For Linux II, they use SUSE
Enterprise Server, GUI version, most of the time.

SOLUTION: Keep the open-vm-tools package as it is.  But a create a new
source packaging, just for the people who run the server/CLI version of
Ubuntu.

If I had to do this on my own (like I did for what's in the Oneiric
repo), with limited knowledge of this stuff (although turning open-vm-
toolbox into a transitional package was a learning experience, and I'm
more wiser).  I personally would create a new source package, and just
strip all the GUI stuff out of it, and rename the packages.  Doing this
would keep the package stable (at most), I think.

I personally want a second opinion from either Evan, Serge, or Dave (the
latter 2 have sponsored my uploads (for Maverick and the current
Oneiric/Precise packages)).

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