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From: Pandu Poluan <pandu@××××××.info>
To: Gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Which 'tools' package for VMware DomU?
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 16:56:45
Message-Id: AANLkTimkWU6nKX_8X220NUOmT+X=ct+XmbjuCCjHMmgr@mail.gmail.com
1 Hello, list!
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3 I want to deploy some Gentoo-based VMs on VMware. From portage-search,
4 I see some 'tools' related to VMware, namely:
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6 * vmware-tools
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8 * open-vm-tools
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10 * open-vm-tools-kmod
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12 What are the differences? And which one should I use if I want to use
13 VMware's PVSCSI and VMXNET?
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15 Thank you for your assistance.
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17 Rgds,
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22 Pandu E Poluan - IT Optimizer
23 My website: http://pandu.poluan.info/

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Re: [gentoo-user] Which 'tools' package for VMware DomU? Mike Edenfield <kutulu@××××××.org>