I'm having the same error, I tried installing the package via aptitude and
adept but no luck.
I think the error is originated in the post installation script:
/var/lib/dpkg/info/vmware-server.postinst
which is called by dpkg with the "configure" param (/bin/bash
/var/lib/dpkg/info/vmware-server.postinst configure)
and exactly in this part of code:
[...]
STATE=1
SERIAL=""
while [ "$STATE" != 0 -a "$STATE" != 3 ]; do
case "$STATE" in
1)
db_fset vmware-server/serial-number seen false
db_input high vmware-server/serial-number || true
;;
2)
db_get vmware-server/serial-number
(/usr/lib/vmware-server/bin/vmware-vmx --new-sn "$RET")
if [ ! $? -eq 0 ]; then
db_fset vmware-server/invalid-serial-number seen false
db_input high vmware-server/invalid-serial-number ||
true
STATE=0
SERIAL=""
else
SERIAL=$RET
fi
;;
esac
[...]
Maybe the following keys in the debconf database don't get initialized
properly:
vmware-server/serial-number
vmware-server/invalid-serial-number
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dpkg --configure vmware-server hangs after starting services
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/116606
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