[Bug 1819207] Re: [FFe] Add Modaliases to open-vm-tools-desktop to allow automatic installation by ubuntu-drivers

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement]

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu Disco)
       Status: Triaged => In Progress

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu Disco)
   Importance: Undecided => High

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu Disco)
    Milestone: None => ubuntu-19.04

** Changed in: ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu Disco)
    Milestone: None => ubuntu-19.04

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Title:
  [FFe] Add Modaliases to open-vm-tools-desktop to allow automatic
  installation by ubuntu-drivers

Status in open-vm-tools package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress
Status in ubuntu-drivers-common package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in open-vm-tools source package in Disco:
  Fix Released
Status in ubiquity source package in Disco:
  In Progress
Status in ubuntu-drivers-common source package in Disco:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  [Rationale]
  On Ubuntu Desktop, we want to install automatically at installation time open-vm-tools-desktop and its dependencies to provide an improved user experience on first boot after installation of the guest. This method also provides an easy way to install the drivers after installation if they have not been installed at installation time.

  It is achieved adding an XB-Modaliases field to the control file for
  the record 'open-vm-tools-desktop' so ubuntu-drivers can detect the
  packages to install when running in a VMware guest and adding open-vm-
  tools to the list of whitelisted packages in ubuntu-drivers

  [Impact]
  The change adds an additional field to the control file used by ubuntu-drivers to detect the drivers to install automatically. In the worst case scenario either the field is not added or the detection by ubuntu-drivers fails. In both cases the package o-v-t-desktop is not installed and can still be installed manually.

  Note: open-vm-tools-desktop is in universe and must be in main.

  [Test Case]
  With the patched versions of ubuntu-drivers and open-vm-tools
  1. Boot a daily ISO of Ubuntu Desktop to the live session in a VMware Guest (with VMWare Workstation for example)
  2. Open a terminal, make sure the package cache is up to date with the version of o-v-t containing the Modaliases field
  3. Run the command:
         $ ubuntu-drivers list
     and verify that o-v-t-desktop is in the output
  4. Run the command:
         $ ubuntu-drivers devices
     And verify that the output shows the details of the sys entry for this device
  5. Run the command:
         $ sudo ubuntu-drivers install
     and verify that the package o-v-t-desktop is installed

  [Regression Potential]
  Very Low. Package may fail to build if for some reason dh-gencontrol fails. Otherwise, given that the package is not already installed automatically, if automated installation doesn't work then we're still in the same situation than today.
  On ubuntu-drivers side, the change just adds o-v-t-desktop to the whitelist using an existing mechanism so other than a typo there is no risk of regression.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.04
  Package: open-vm-tools-desktop (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.19.0-13.14-generic 4.19.20
  Uname: Linux 4.19.0-13-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
  ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu23
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Fri Mar  8 20:02:49 2019
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-15 (1697 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Alpha amd64 (20140520)
  SourcePackage: open-vm-tools
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to disco on 2018-03-24 (349 days ago)

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