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Debian Stable Updates Announcement SUA 79-1 http://www.debian.org
debian-release@lists.debian.org Bernd Zeimetz
May 7th, 2015
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Package : open-vm-tools
Version : 2:8.8.0+2012.05.21-724730-1+nmu2+deb7u1
Importance : high, if using open-vm-dkms
The open-vm-tools package contains tools for working with VMWare
systems, including the ability to build some related kernel modules
on demand ("DKMS").
The version of open-vm-tools in Wheezy is no longer compatible with the
kernel currently shipped in Wheezy. This update resolves the
incompatibility by allowing the kernel modules in the open-vm-dkms
package to build against both older and newer Wheezy kernels.
If you use open-vm-dkms, we strongly recommend that you upgrade to
this version.
Note that only the -dkms package is affected by this issue. If you are
not using that package then this update does not impact you.
Upgrade Instructions
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You can get the updated packages by adding the stable-updates archive
for Wheezy to your /etc/apt/sources.list:
deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian wheezy-updates main
deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian wheezy-updates main
You can also use any of the Debian archive mirrors. See
'http://www.debian.org/mirrors/list' for the full list of mirrors.
For further information about stable-updates, please refer to
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2011/03/msg00010.html
If you encounter any issues, please don't hesitate to get in touch with
the Debian Release Team at 'debian-release@lists.debian.org'
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