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FS#30826 - [open-vm-tools-modules] Cannot Install on LTS

Attached to Project: Community Packages
Opened by Tom (mdevilz) - Monday, 23 July 2012, 22:59 GMT
Last edited by Sergej Pupykin (sergej) - Tuesday, 28 August 2012, 09:32 GMT
Task Type Feature Request
Category Packages
Status Closed
Assigned To Sergej Pupykin (sergej)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:
Need to change in the makedepends 'linux' to 'linux-lts-headers'
Change pacman -Q linux to pacman -Q linux-lts
Change $(_kernver)-ARCH to $(_kernver)-lts on the KENREL_RELEASE I did this in the build section and it seemed to work.

I am doing this with the PKGBUILD in testing.

Additional info:
pkgname=open-vm-tools-modules
pkgver=2012.05.21
_pkgsubver=724730
pkgrel=5

Steps to reproduce:
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Closed by  Sergej Pupykin (sergej)
Tuesday, 28 August 2012, 09:32 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Additional comments about closing:  should work with open-vm-tools-dkms
Comment by Tom (mdevilz) - Monday, 23 July 2012, 23:03 GMT
Should be open-vm-tools-modules sorry!
Comment by Sergej Pupykin (sergej) - Tuesday, 24 July 2012, 15:48 GMT
please try open-vm-tools-dkms package

# dkms add open-vm-tools/2012.05.21
# dkms build open-vm-tools/2012.05.21
# dkms install open-vm-tools/2012.05.21

You also need linux-lts-headers to be installed.

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