Hi Oliver, sounds like the debhelper guys changed things in the handling of escapes in filenames again... I'll figure it out ... again :)
Bernd On 01/03/2018 12:19 AM, Oliver Kurth wrote: > Package: open-vm-tools-desktop > Version: 2:10.1.15-1 > > I thought there was already a bug about this in Debian. There is at > Canonical: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1639222 . > There is an issue on > github: https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/issues/207 . > > > TL;DR: the unit run-vmblock\\x2dfuse.mount is neither started nor > enabled started on install, and removing the package > open-vm-tools-desktop fails because of errors. > > > This is in Debian/sid, updated just today (01/02/2018): > > > vmware@debian:~$ sudo apt-get install open-vm-tools-desktop > ... > Unpacking open-vm-tools (2:10.1.15-1) ... > Selecting previously unselected package open-vm-tools-desktop. > Preparing to unpack .../6-open-vm-tools-desktop_2%3a10.1.15-1_amd64.deb ... > Unpacking open-vm-tools-desktop (2:10.1.15-1) ... > ... > Setting up open-vm-tools (2:10.1.15-1) ... > Created symlink > /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/open-vm-tools.service → > /lib/systemd/system/open-vm-tools.service. > Created symlink > /etc/systemd/system/open-vm-tools.service.requires/vgauth.service → > /lib/systemd/system/vgauth.service. > Setting up open-vm-tools-desktop (2:10.1.15-1) ... > Failed to preset unit: Unit file run-vmblock\\x2dfuse.mount does not exist. > /usr/bin/deb-systemd-helper: error: systemctl preset failed on > run-vmblock\\x2dfuse.mount: No such file or directory > Failed to get unit file state for run-vmblock\\x2dfuse.mount: No such > file or directory > run-vmblock\\x2dfuse.mount is a disabled or a static unit, not starting it. > Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.25-6) ... > Processing triggers for systemd (236-2) ... > > > vmware@debian:~$ sudo systemctl status run-vmblock\\x2dfuse.mount > ● run-vmblock\x2dfuse.mount - VMware vmblock fuse mount > Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/run-vmblock\x2dfuse.mount; > disabled; vendor preset: enabled) > Active: inactive (dead) > Where: /run/vmblock-fuse > What: vmware-vmblock-fuse > Docs: > https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/blob/master/open-vm-tools/vmblock-fuse/design.txt > vmware@debian:~$ sudo systemctl start run-vmblock\\x2dfuse.mount > vmware@debian:~$ sudo systemctl status run-vmblock\\x2dfuse.mount > ● run-vmblock\x2dfuse.mount - VMware vmblock fuse mount > Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/run-vmblock\x2dfuse.mount; > disabled; vendor preset: enabled) > Active: active (mounted) since Tue 2018-01-02 14:35:43 PST; 1s ago > Where: /run/vmblock-fuse > What: vmware-vmblock > Docs: > https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/blob/master/open-vm-tools/vmblock-fuse/design.txt > Process: 4371 ExecMount=/bin/mount vmware-vmblock-fuse > /run/vmblock-fuse -t fuse -o > subtype=vmware-vmblock,default_permissions,allow_other (code=exited, > status=0/SUCCESS) > Tasks: 3 (limit: 19660) > CGroup: /system.slice/run-vmblock\x2dfuse.mount > └─4375 vmware-vmblock-fuse /run/vmblock-fuse -o > rw,subtype=vmware-vmblock,default_permissions,allow_other,dev,suid > > Jan 02 14:35:43 debian systemd[1]: Mounting VMware vmblock fuse mount... > Jan 02 14:35:43 debian systemd[1]: Mounted VMware vmblock fuse mount. > > On removing the package, I see the error. open-vm-tools is removed, but > open-vm-tools-desktop is not: > > vmware@debian:~$ sudo apt-get remove open-vm-tools > [sudo] password for vmware: > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer > required: > ethtool libdumbnet1 libmspack0 libxmlsec1 libxmlsec1-openssl zerofree > Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them. > The following packages will be REMOVED: > open-vm-tools open-vm-tools-desktop > 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 2 to remove and 266 not upgraded. > After this operation, 2,651 kB disk space will be freed. > Do you want to continue? [Y/n] > (Reading database ... 147604 files and directories currently installed.) > Removing open-vm-tools-desktop (2:10.1.15-1) ... > Failed to stop run-vmblock\\x2dfuse.mount: Unit > run-vmblock\\x2dfuse.mount not loaded. > dpkg: error processing package open-vm-tools-desktop (--remove): > installed open-vm-tools-desktop package pre-removal script subprocess > returned error exit status 5 > Failed to preset unit: Unit file run-vmblock\\x2dfuse.mount does not exist. > /usr/bin/deb-systemd-helper: error: systemctl preset failed on > run-vmblock\\x2dfuse.mount: No such file or directory > Failed to get unit file state for run-vmblock\\x2dfuse.mount: No such > file or directory > run-vmblock\\x2dfuse.mount is a disabled or a static unit, not starting it. > dpkg: open-vm-tools: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you > requested: > open-vm-tools-desktop depends on open-vm-tools (= 2:10.1.15-1). > > Removing open-vm-tools (2:10.1.15-1) ... > Errors were encountered while processing: > open-vm-tools-desktop > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > vmware@debian:~$ dpkg -l open-vm-tools* > Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold > | > Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend > |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) > ||/ Name Version > Architecture Description > +++-=============================================-===========================-===========================-=============================================================================================== > rc open-vm-tools 2:10.1.15-1 > amd64 Open VMware Tools for virtual machines > hosted on VMware (CLI) > ii open-vm-tools-desktop 2:10.1.15-1 > amd64 Open VMware Tools for virtual machines > hosted on VMware (GUI) > vmware@debian:~$ > > > Editing the file /var/lib/dpkg/info/open-vm-tools-desktop.prerm to > remove the quotes makes the removal work: > > #!/bin/sh > set -e > > # workaround to avoid upgrade failures. > pkill -USR1 -f '(vmtoolsd.*vmusr|vmware-user)' || true > > if [ -d /run/systemd/system ]; then > deb-systemd-invoke stop run-vmblock\\x2dfuse.mount >/dev/null || true > fi > > # Automatically added by dh_systemd_start/10.9.2 > if [ -d /run/systemd/system ] && [ "$1" = remove ]; then > # deb-systemd-invoke stop 'run-vmblock\\x2dfuse.mount' >/dev/null > <----- original line > deb-systemd-invoke stop run-vmblock\\x2dfuse.mount >/dev/null > fi > # End automatically added section > > > The code snippet is added by dh_systemd_start (see comment), which is > part of another package (debhelper I think). > -- Bernd Zeimetz Debian GNU/Linux Developer http://bzed.de http://www.debian.org GPG Fingerprint: ECA1 E3F2 8E11 2432 D485 DD95 EB36 171A 6FF9 435F
