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rasa/vmware-tools-patches

Patch and build VMware tools automatically observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/rasa/vmware-tools-patches · homepage · Shell · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

32/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 4733
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 2661
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1214 stars · 195 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A collection of shell scripts and patches that automate downloading, patching, and building VMware Tools on Linux guests. It applies kernel-compatibility patches so VMware Tools compiles across many kernel versions.

Use cases

  • automatically patch and build vmware tools on a linux vm
  • fix vmware tools compile errors on new linux kernels
  • install vmware tools in vmware fusion or workstation guests
  • apply custom patches to vmware tools source before compiling
  • script vmware tools installation for vm provisioning

When to choose

  • you need the official VMware Tools rather than open-vm-tools on a Linux guest
  • vmware tools fails to compile against your kernel version
  • you want a scripted, repeatable vmware tools install with custom patches

When to avoid

  • you can use the distro-packaged open-vm-tools package instead
  • you run VMware on Windows or macOS guests rather than Linux
  • you need a maintained tool - the project has not been updated since 2019

Facets

cli-tool · maturity abandoned

developer-tools build-tool deployment operating-systems developer-tools cli vmware vmware-tools kernel-patches shell-scripts virtualization-guest-tools virtualization automation linux

2 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
rasa/vmware-tools-patchesmain32

For agents

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