I am having a similar problem when install via adept. I'm running Kubuntu 6.06 LTS Dapper Drake. Though vmplayer actually does now work, the install is listed as failing and actually prevents any other updates from being applied. So my first question is how can I get adept to ignore what it construes as problems with vmware-player install. I've tried to uninstall and purge, but since the cleanup script fails I seem stuck in this loop.
More info: I believe I got into this situation in the first place because I attempted to install vmplayer on kernel 2.6.15-26 without any modules for that kernel. After getting module loading errors, I did some searches and saw the recommended approach was to install 2.6.15-23 and the associated vmware modules. Then I attempted to reinstall vmplayer and ran into the above issue. The full set of log messages is below: ######################################################### Now configuring VMware Player. (This may take some time...) Configuring a bridged network for vmnet0. Configuring a NAT network for vmnet8. Probing for an unused private subnet (this can take some time)... The subnet 172.16.9.0/255.255.255.0 appears to be unused. The file /etc/vmware/vmnet8/dhcpd/dhcpd.conf that this program was about to Use of uninitialized value in chomp at /usr/bin/vmware-config-network.pl line 929. install already exists. Overwrite? [yes] Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at /usr/bin/vmware-config-network.pl line 903. Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at /usr/bin/vmware-config-network.pl line 903. The file /etc/vmware/vmnet8/dhcpd/dhcpd.leases that this program was about to Use of uninitialized value in chomp at /usr/bin/vmware-config-network.pl line 929. install already exists. Overwrite? [yes] Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at /usr/bin/vmware-config-network.pl line 903. Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at /usr/bin/vmware-config-network.pl line 903. The file /etc/vmware/vmnet8/dhcpd/dhcpd.leases~ that this program was about to Use of uninitialized value in chomp at /usr/bin/vmware-config-network.pl line 929. install already exists. Overwrite? [yes] Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at /usr/bin/vmware-config-network.pl line 903. Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at /usr/bin/vmware-config-network.pl line 903. The file /etc/vmware/vmnet8/nat/nat.conf that this program was about to install Use of uninitialized value in chomp at /usr/bin/vmware-config-network.pl line 929. already exists. Overwrite? [yes] Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at /usr/bin/vmware-config-network.pl line 903. Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at /usr/bin/vmware-config-network.pl line 903. Configuring a host-only network for vmnet1. Probing for an unused private subnet (this can take some time)... The subnet 172.16.115.0/255.255.255.0 appears to be unused. The file /etc/vmware/vmnet1/dhcpd/dhcpd.conf that this program was about to Use of uninitialized value in chomp at /usr/bin/vmware-config-network.pl line 929. install already exists. Overwrite? [yes] Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at /usr/bin/vmware-config-network.pl line 903. Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at /usr/bin/vmware-config-network.pl line 903. The file /etc/vmware/vmnet1/dhcpd/dhcpd.leases that this program was about to Use of uninitialized value in chomp at /usr/bin/vmware-config-network.pl line 929. install already exists. Overwrite? [yes] Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at /usr/bin/vmware-config-network.pl line 903. Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at /usr/bin/vmware-config-network.pl line 903. The file /etc/vmware/vmnet1/dhcpd/dhcpd.leases~ that this program was about to Use of uninitialized value in chomp at /usr/bin/vmware-config-network.pl line 929. install already exists. Overwrite? [yes] Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at /usr/bin/vmware-config-network.pl line 903. Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at /usr/bin/vmware-config-network.pl line 903. Starting VMware services: Virtual machine monitor done Virtual ethernet done Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 failed Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet1 (background) done Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet8 (background) done NAT service on /dev/vmnet8 failed invoke-rc.d: initscript vmware-player, action "start" failed. dpkg: error processing vmware-player (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: vmware-player ######################################################### Additionally, on another machine I was accustomed to running vmware- config.pl, but noticed it's not included in the vmware-player package. Is there something else I should be doing/installing? Thanks. Jonathan. -- install/uninstall doesn't complete because of broken init-script https://launchpad.net/bugs/57957 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
