#1109380 open-vm-tools: Rename package as use of term 'vm' is confusing

Package:
open-vm-tools
Source:
open-vm-tools
Description:
Open VMware Tools for virtual machines hosted on VMware (CLI)
Submitter:
Date:
2026-08-27 20:17:04 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1109380#5
Date:
2025-07-16 09:26:58 UTC
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To:
open-vm-tools: Rename package as use of term 'vm' is confusing and to many may
seem like a generic package. Changing 'vm' to 'vmware' would be sensible.
#1109380#10
Date:
2026-08-27 20:16:02 UTC
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While we can wish for vmware to have picked a better name, divering
serves nobody.

Closing,
C.