--- title: "Ubuntu 24.04 gets a big open-vm-tools update" url: https://daily.dev/posts/ubuntu-24-04-gets-a-big-open-vm-tools-update-rhxttiygq source_url: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/ubuntu-2404-open-vm-tools-update type: article source: "omg! ubuntu!" published: 2026-08-24T19:18:17.985Z updated: 2026-08-24T19:18:40.537Z tags: ["linux", "infrastructure", "ubuntu", "vmware"] reading_time: 2 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Ubuntu 24.04 gets a big open-vm-tools update **[omg\! ubuntu\!](https://daily.dev/sources/omgub)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Ubuntu 24.04 LTS is receiving a major backport of open-vm-tools, jumping from version 12.3.5 to 3.0.10 (matching Ubuntu 26.04 LTS) to fix issues running on newer VMware hypervisors. The update, requested by Canonical's Lena Voytek, brings systemctl-based reboot handling in DeployPkg instead of legacy init commands, better handling of transient cloud-init errors, security fixes, new developer controls, and improved logging. Users can get it via standard apt update and dist-upgrade commands. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What version of open-vm-tools is being backported to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS? Ubuntu 24.04 LTS is getting open-vm-tools version 3.0.10, up from the previous 12.3.5, matching the version shipped in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Canonical backported it after a bug report noted that without the newer version, users experience issues running on more recent VMware hypervisors. Install it via sudo apt update && sudo apt dist-upgrade. _Track LTS backports like this one on daily.dev before they surprise you mid-upgrade._ ### What changed in the open-vm-tools 3.0.10 backport for Ubuntu 24.04? The update switches DeployPkg to use systemctl reboot directly instead of legacy init commands, improves handling of transient cloud-init errors, adds security fixes, introduces a couple of new developer controls, and improves logging. It targets stability for headless and GUI virtualization workloads rather than adding flashy features. _Sysadmins managing VM fleets follow package changelogs like this through daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS HWE update is now available](https://daily.dev/posts/ubuntu-24-04-4-lts-hwe-update-is-now-available-7u8poa0ga) · omg\! ubuntu\! · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Ubuntu 26.04 support added to VMware Workstation Pro](https://daily.dev/posts/ubuntu-26-04-support-added-to-vmware-workstation-pro-5vjlnjjwj) · omg\! ubuntu\! · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#infrastructure](https://daily.dev/tags/infrastructure), [#ubuntu](https://daily.dev/tags/ubuntu), [#vmware](https://daily.dev/tags/vmware) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/ubuntu-24-04-gets-a-big-open-vm-tools-update-rhxttiygq)