This bug was fixed in the package open-vm-tools -
2:9.4.0-1280544-5ubuntu6
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open-vm-tools (2:9.4.0-1280544-5ubuntu6) trusty; urgency=medium
* Add open-vm-tools breaks/replaces against older open-vm-toolbox, since
/etc/xdg/autostart/vmware-user.desktop moved across when Ubuntu
Thank you, Robie.
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Title:
package open-vm-tools 2:9.4.0-1280544-5ubuntu5 failed to
install/upgrade: trying to overwrite
Thanks Michael! I've uploaded a fix.
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Title:
package open-vm-tools 2:9.4.0-1280544-5ubuntu5 failed to
install/upgrade:
Hi Robie,
I'm hitting this issue with a Python upgrade script that utilizes
python-apt and manual apt/dpkg calls if needed.
As test VM I'm using this setup:
1) Installed Ubuntu 12.04.0
(http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/releases/12.04.0/ubuntu-12.04-desktop-amd64.iso)
under VMware Workstation 10
2
rmadison looks like this:
open-vm-toolbox | 2010.02.23-236320-1+ubuntu1 | lucid/multiverse | amd64,
i386
open-vm-tools | 2010.02.23-236320-1+ubuntu1 | lucid/multiverse | source,
amd64, i386
open-vm-toolbox | 2011.12.20-562307-0ubuntu1 | precise/multiverse | amd64,
i386
open-vm-tools
I couldn't reproduce directly with apt-get in a precise->trusty upgrade,
but did reproduce by hitting dpkg and managing ordering directly.
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It seems clear to me that open-vm-tools in Trusty should Break/Replace
open-vm-toolbox (<< 2:0~) [or similar] to resolve this. I've confirmed
that the packages in the archive do conflict as your error message
descr
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Title:
package open-vm-tools 2:9.4.0-1280544-5ubuntu5 failed to
install/upgrade: