Pre update - the link can be broken by belonging to different packages with no hard dep.
ubuntu@node-2:~$ ls -l /usr/bin/vmware-user lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 24 Oct 10 11:25 /usr/bin/vmware-user -> vmware-user-suid-wrapper ubuntu@node-2:~$ dpkg -S /usr/bin/vmware-user-suid-wrapper /usr/bin/vmware-user open-vm-tools-desktop: /usr/bin/vmware-user-suid-wrapper open-vm-tools: /usr/bin/vmware-user
After the update the link is always good by belonging to the same package: $ dpkg -S /usr/bin/vmware-user-suid-wrapper /usr/bin/vmware-user open-vm-tools-desktop: /usr/bin/vmware-user-suid-wrapper open-vm-tools-desktop: /usr/bin/vmware-user
Setting verified
Pre update - the link can be broken by belonging to different packages with no hard dep.
ubuntu@node-2:~$ ls -l /usr/bin/ vmware- user vmware- user -> vmware- user-suid- wrapper vmware- user-suid- wrapper /usr/bin/ vmware- user tools-desktop: /usr/bin/ vmware- user-suid- wrapper vmware- user
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 24 Oct 10 11:25 /usr/bin/
ubuntu@node-2:~$ dpkg -S /usr/bin/
open-vm-
open-vm-tools: /usr/bin/
After the update the link is always good by belonging to the same package: vmware- user-suid- wrapper /usr/bin/ vmware- user tools-desktop: /usr/bin/ vmware- user-suid- wrapper tools-desktop: /usr/bin/ vmware- user
$ dpkg -S /usr/bin/
open-vm-
open-vm-
Setting verified