[Bug 1275656] Re: open-vm-dkms 2011.12.20-562307-0ubuntu1: open-vm-tools kernel module failed to build

[Robert C Jennings]

In response to comment #9 from Michael Schaller:
> Robert, what are HWE kernels on Precise?
> Which of these metapackages will install a HWE kernel?
> linux-image-generic-lts-quantal
> linux-image-generic-lts-raring
> linux-image-generic-lts-saucy
> linux-image-generic-lts-trusty

All of those install an HWE kernel, you want Saucy or later.  A kernel
which is v3.9 or later is required for functionality in these patches
and I will clarify in the package description with an update to the
patch attached here.  I suggest Saucy as of today because it is the
supported LTS kernel in Precise as per
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/LTSEnablementStack#Kernel.2BAC8-Support.Ubuntu_Kernel_Support.
The Trusty LTS kernel for Precise is in early preview as of today and
will not be supported until 12.04.5 according to that web page.

To make things easier, there is a single meta package you can use to
point to the latest HWE kernel, linux[-image]-hwe-generic.  Sadly, that
package is still pointing to Quantal but I have opened bug #1319471 to
correctly point the linux[-image]-hwe-generic packages to linux[-image
]-generic-lts-saucy.  Hopefully that can be resolved by the time this
package becomes available and we'll have simpler guidance on which
kernel to use.

> Robert, if you introduce a new package to Precise can you also make sure that there is a transitional package in Trusty?
> This would greatly help during a dist-upgrade from Precise to Trusty...

The second patch does just that, it updates the trusty open-vm-tools
packages to provide transitional packages and make for a smooth Precise
to Trusty upgrade.

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  open-vm-dkms 2011.12.20-562307-0ubuntu1: open-vm-tools kernel module
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