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+enable_extension "image-output-ovf" # Enable the ovf+vmdk output image extension
+
+function extension_prepare_config__prepare_vmware_config() {
+	display_alert "Preparing VMWare extra packages..." "${EXTENSION}" "info"
+	# Add VMWare utilities, for all
+	add_packages_to_image open-vm-tools
+
+	# If it's a desktop there's more
+	if [[ $BUILD_DESKTOP == yes ]]; then
+		display_alert "Preparing VMWare extra Desktop packages..." "${EXTENSION}" "info"
+		add_packages_to_image open-vm-tools-desktop xserver-xorg-video-vmware
+	fi
+}