WHAT is this mess?
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xe-guest-utilities is a package distributed by Citrix that includes binary
blobs. In order to use Ubuntu on Xen, you may need this package.

This package provide the functionality of the Citrix xe-guest-utilities by
incorporating the bits needed from xe-guest-utilities and modifying them
to work with the Ubuntu in-archives xenstore-utils.

ISO Download
============

The base source for this package is provided in ISO download from [1, 2],
with the files found in [3].

UGH, a 1.1GB ISO?
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The Citrix provided binary packages can be re-packed to provide the same
functionality by stripping out what we need and throwing the rest away.

This Ubuntu package uses the binary Citrix package as a template, strips out
the bits that are unacceptable and provides updated/modern upstart and systemd
service files.


ER, seriously? Repacking a binary package?
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Whether we fetch the 1.1GB ISO or a 80KB package, both contain a binary blobs.
By repacking the Debian package for Ubuntu, we are able provide the needed
functionality and at the same time work around the 1.1GB ISO.

[1] http://xenserver.org/open-source-virtualization-download.html
[2] http://downloadns.citrix.com.edgesuite.net/akdlm/7291/XenServer-6.2.0-source-main-1.iso
[3] guest-utilities-deb/xe-guest-utilities_6.2.0-1120.dsc
    guest-utilities-deb/xe-guest-utilities_6.2.0-1120.tar.gz
