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FS#31205 - [open-vm-tools] missing file

Attached to Project: Community Packages
Opened by Nicolas Michel (sylock) - Monday, 20 August 2012, 04:47 GMT
Last edited by Sergej Pupykin (sergej) - Monday, 17 September 2012, 11:15 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages
Status Closed
Assigned To Sergej Pupykin (sergej)
Architecture All
Severity Medium
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:
As reported in this thread : https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1081629 the package open-vm-tools miss a file (/etc/xdg/autostart/vmware-user.desktop) needed to enable almost all the features of the vmware tools! Without that file: no copy/paste, no drag and drop, no automatic desktop resizing ...

To resolve the problem, please include in open-vm-tools the file /etc/xdg/autostart/vmware-user.desktop with that content :
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=VMWare User Agent
Exec=/usr/bin/vmware-user-suid-wrapper
Icon=system-run
Comment=Enable Unity, DnD, etc.

Additional info:
* package version(s): 2012.05.21-5
* config and/or log files etc.


Steps to reproduce:
- install archlinux as a guest of a vmware player. Install in the guest open-vm-tools and xf86-video-vmware
- install a graphical environement
- log in to that graphical environement
- you don't have these features : copy/paste, drag and drop, automatic resizing
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Closed by  Sergej Pupykin (sergej)
Monday, 17 September 2012, 11:15 GMT
Reason for closing:  Implemented
Additional comments about closing:  I created symlink in /etc/xdg/autostart in package
Comment by Nicolas Michel (sylock) - Monday, 20 August 2012, 09:39 GMT
I forgot to say: I'm using systemd and deleted the package initscripts if the problem could be related to that.
Comment by Sergej Pupykin (sergej) - Tuesday, 28 August 2012, 10:25 GMT
It contains /usr/share/applications/vmware-user.desktop that you may symlink to /etc/xdg/autostart if you need it.
Comment by Nicolas Michel (sylock) - Tuesday, 28 August 2012, 21:37 GMT
Is it documented? Wouldn't be better to make the symlink with a post script? Because for now, except if you know how the open vm tools are working, you don't know you need it to make it working.
Comment by Sergej Pupykin (sergej) - Wednesday, 29 August 2012, 05:04 GMT
I am not sure is autostart always needed. Because of if it is in package there will be problems with switching it off.
Comment by Nicolas Michel (sylock) - Wednesday, 29 August 2012, 06:01 GMT
OK. Maybe it would be a good idea to tell the user after the installation that it may required some extra work to make it working well, and tell him where he can find the procedure/documentation. You can tell it with a message printed to the console with the post install script.

What do you think?

Because honnestly: the majority of packets doesn't need any further work to be installed correctly. So when one of them do required some more manipulations, it is good in my opinion to tell it.

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