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open-vm-tools package

package open-vm-tools 2:9.4.0-1280544-5ubuntu6.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

Bug #1423226 reported by Patriot D'Emeritus
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Bug Description

Not sure whether this is a new bug (i don't even understand the bug) .... though in he title i noticed that the difference between the only other bug reported and this one was "Ubuntu6.2"

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: open-vm-tools 2:9.4.0-1280544-5ubuntu6.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-44.73-generic 3.13.11-ckt12
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-44-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.7
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Feb 18 16:21:52 2015
DuplicateSignature: package:open-vm-tools:2:9.4.0-1280544-5ubuntu6.2:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-03-18 (702 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120817.3)
SourcePackage: open-vm-tools
Title: package open-vm-tools 2:9.4.0-1280544-5ubuntu6.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-12-11 (68 days ago)
modified.conffile..etc.vmware.tools.tools.conf:

mtime.conffile..etc.pam.d.vmtoolsd: 2015-02-18T15:52:14.078651
mtime.conffile..etc.vmware.tools.tools.conf: 2015-02-18T16:21:46.944706
mtime.conffile..etc.xdg.autostart.vmware.user.desktop: 2015-02-18T15:52:31.250652

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Patriot D'Emeritus (patriotemeritus) wrote :
Apport retracing service (apport)
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
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FrancisT (francis-turner) wrote :

In my case this appears to have been caused by a botched removal of vmware tools and replacement with open-vm-tools

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Sasa Paporovic (melchiaros) wrote :

Confirmed due user commenting.

Changed in open-vm-tools (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Eric Wright (erlc) wrote :

I had this issue after installing open-vm-tools WITHOUT first removing the version of vmware tools that is VMWare WorkStation automatically downloads and asks you to install.

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Robie Basak (racb) wrote :

From the comments it sounds like this issue is caused either by user error or by VMWare WorkStation and so is not a bug in Ubuntu? In this case I'm marking this bug Invalid, but if someone disagrees and thinks there is a bug in Ubuntu here then please explain and set the status back to New.

Changed in open-vm-tools (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Invalid
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