Re: problem with apt-get upgrade
On Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:52:48 +0000
Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 09:40:10PM +0000, Richard wrote:
> > Hi
> > All downloads , but I'm getting this:-
> >
> > Setting up initscripts (2.88dsf-22) ...
> > insserv: warning: script 'K50vmware-USBArbitrator' missing LSB tags and overrides
> > insserv: warning: script 'K01vmware' missing LSB tags and overrides
> > insserv: warning: script 'vmware' missing LSB tags and overrides
> > insserv: warning: script 'vmware-USBArbitrator' missing LSB tags and overrides
> > insserv: There is a loop at service minissdpd if started
> > insserv: Starting vmware-USBArbitrator depends on minissdpd and therefore on system facility `$all'
> > which can not be true!
> >
> > The last line scrolls down the page.
> > Do I need to uninstall vmware to get this to run ?
>
> No.
>
> You have two options. First is to install a version of VMWare that
> supports the (now just about standard) initscript headers. If there is
> no such version, pester the upstream authors to update their
> initscripts.
>
> Second is to create an override, so that you add the headers manually.
> That is, create a file /etc/insserv/overrides/FOO (where FOO is the name
> of the initscipt being run. Note, not the symlink name. If K01vmware
> points to /etc/init.d/vmware, then create
> /etc/insserv/overrides/vmware). In that file, write your initscript
> header (see http://wiki.debian.org/LSBInitScripts for details). You
> should then be able to update your system.
>
>
Many thanks the second option has helped.
Vmware have been very slow to update to kernel3, so there are various patches around.
Cheers
--
Best wishes / 73
Richard Bown
e-mail: richard@g8jvm.com or richard.bown@blueyonder.co.uk
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