The problem turned out to be the missing LSB in the script vmware-USBArbitrator. I add theses lines to the script, and I was able to install cups with no errors and run vmware.
### BEGIN INIT INFO # Provides: vmware-USBArbitrator # Required-Start: $remote_fs $syslog # Required-Stop: $remote_fs $syslog # Default-Start: 2 3 5 # Default-Stop: 2 3 5 # Short-Description: Start daemon when vmware starts # Description: Enable service provided by daemon. ### END INIT INFO see http://wiki.debian.org/LSBInitScripts/DependencyBasedBoot and http://wiki.debian.org/LSBInitScripts.... Mark On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 11:12 PM, Mark Phillips <m...@phillipsmarketing.biz>wrote: > I am running a fresh install of debian wheezy. I installed VMware Player > 4.0.1 build-528992 and then Windows 7 in a vm. Everything is working > properly, until I tried to use aptitude to install foomatic-db-hpijs. > VMware seems to be preventing aptitude from installing the debian packages. > The error messages: > > root@orca:~# aptitude install foomatic-db-hpijs > Note: selecting "foomatic-db" instead of the > virtual package "foomatic-db-hpijs" > The following NEW packages will be installed: > foomatic-db > The following partially installed packages will be configured: > cups > 0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 15 not upgraded. > Need to get 0 B/1,248 kB of archives. After unpacking 6,966 kB will be > used. > Selecting previously unselected package foomatic-db. > (Reading database ... 131007 files and directories currently installed.) > Unpacking foomatic-db (from .../foomatic-db_20110831-1_all.deb) ... > Setting up cups (1.5.0-12) ... > insserv: warning: script 'K01vmware' missing LSB tags and overrides > insserv: warning: script 'S50vmware-USBArbitrator' missing LSB tags and > overrides > insserv: warning: script 'vmware-USBArbitrator' missing LSB tags and > overrides > insserv: warning: script 'vmware' missing LSB tags and overrides > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Max recursions depth 99 reached > insserv: There is a loop at service vmware-USBArbitrator if started > insserv: There is a loop at service rmnologin if started > insserv: loop involving service vmware-USBArbitrator at depth 1 > insserv: exiting now without changing boot order! > update-rc.d: error: insserv rejected the script header > dpkg: error processing cups (--configure): > subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 > Setting up foomatic-db (20110831-1) ... > configured to not write apport reports > Errors were encountered while > processing: > cups > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > A package failed to install. Trying to recover: > Setting up cups (1.5.0-12) ... > insserv: warning: script 'K01vmware' missing LSB tags and overrides > insserv: warning: script 'S50vmware-USBArbitrator' missing LSB tags and > overrides > insserv: warning: script 'vmware-USBArbitrator' missing LSB tags and > overrides > insserv: warning: script 'vmware' missing LSB tags and overrides > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on rmnologin and therefore > on system facility `$all' which can not be true! > insserv: Max recursions depth 99 reached > insserv: There is a loop at service vmware-USBArbitrator if started > insserv: There is a loop at service rmnologin if started > insserv: loop involving service vmware-USBArbitrator at depth 1 > insserv: exiting now without changing boot order! > update-rc.d: error: insserv rejected the script header > dpkg: error processing cups (--configure): > subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 > Errors were encountered while processing: > cups > > root@orca:~# > > Anyone see this before? Any ideas, short of removing VMware and then > reinstalling it, to fix this problem? > > Thanks, > > Mark > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
