Bug#724574: please document what the modules are needed for

[Moritz Muehlenhoff <jmm@debian.org>]

On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 08:15:42AM +0200, Marc Haber wrote:
> Package: open-vm-tools-dkms
> Severity: minor
> 
> Hi,
> 
> from trying, it looks like Open-vm-tools work fine with basic
> functionality if one does not install the kernel modules inside the VM.
> 
> Please document (for example in the package description) what
> functionality is lost if one runs open-vm-tools without the kernel
> modules. This is necessary for the local admin to take an informed
> decision.

In case someone wants to fix this in one of the next QA uploads; Arch
Arch Linux provides nice documentation on that topic:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Installing_Arch_Linux_in_VMware

If you run Debian on a server virtualised in Vmware ESX, the DKMS
modules are typically not needed.

Cheers,
        Moritz