Problem Installing VMWare Tools in Debian Testing/Jessie

To: Debian <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Subject: Problem Installing VMWare Tools in Debian Testing/Jessie
From: "Stephen P. Molnar" <s.molnar@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2013 10:17:54 -0400
Message-id: <[🔎] 51EA9C12.3020901@sbcglobal.net>

I have installed both Debian 64 bit 7.1.0 and Debian 64 bit Testing inseparate VMWare Player v-5.0.2 on my 64 bit laptop to serve as test bedsbefore messing with my Debian production computer.

I successfully installed VMWare Tools 9.2.3 build-1031360 on 7.1.0.However when I attempted the installation of the Tools on the DebianTesting installation the installation failed. I managed to correct theearlier problems, apparently lack of required libraries, but theinstallation still failed.

I have attached the log file to this message in the hope that someonecan point me towards a solution.


Thanks in advance.

Script started on Sat 20 Jul 2013 09:22:19 AM EDT
root@inga:/home/computation/Downloads/vmware-tools-distrib# perl vmware-install.pl
A previous installation of VMware Tools has been detected.

The previous installation was made by the tar installer (version 4).

Keeping the tar4 installer database format.

You have a version of VMware Tools installed. Continuing this install will
first uninstall the currently installed version. Do you wish to continue?
(yes/no) [yes]

Uninstalling the tar installation of VMware Tools.

Stopping services for VMware Tools

Stopping VMware Tools services in the virtual machine:
Guest operating system daemon:
[71G done
VMware User Agent (vmware-user):[71G done
Blocking file system:[71G done
Unmounting HGFS shares:[71G done
Guest filesystem driver:[71G done
/etc/init.d/vmware-tools: 1090: local: ': bad variable name
/etc/init.d/vmware-tools: 1090: local: ': bad variable name
/etc/init.d/vmware-tools: 1187: local: ': bad variable name

update-rc.d: using dependency based boot sequencing
Stopping Thinprint services in the virtual machine:
Stopping Virtual Printing daemon:[71G done

update-rc.d: using dependency based boot sequencing
This program previously created the file
/usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib64/libconf/etc/pango/pango.modules, and was about to
remove it. Somebody else apparently did it already.

File /etc/vmware-tools/vmware-user.desktop is backed up to
/etc/vmware-tools/vmware-user.desktop.old.3.

File /usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib64/libconf/etc/gtk-2.0/gtk.immodules is backed up
to /usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib64/libconf/etc/gtk-2.0/gtk.immodules.old.3.

File /usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib64/libconf/etc/fonts/fonts.conf is backed up to
/usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib64/libconf/etc/fonts/fonts.conf.old.1.

File /usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib64/libconf/etc/gtk-2.0/gdk-pixbuf.loaders is
backed up to
/usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib64/libconf/etc/gtk-2.0/gdk-pixbuf.loaders.old.3.

This program previously created the file
/usr/lib/vmware-tools/libconf/etc/gtk-2.0/gdk-pixbuf.loaders, and was about to
remove it. Somebody else apparently did it already.

This program previously created the file
/usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib64/libconf/etc/pango/pangorc, and was about to remove
it. Somebody else apparently did it already.

This program previously created the file
/usr/lib/vmware-tools/libconf/etc/gtk-2.0/gtk.immodules, and was about to
remove it. Somebody else apparently did it already.

This program previously created the file
/usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib64/libconf/etc/pango/pangox.aliases, and was about to
remove it. Somebody else apparently did it already.

This program previously created the directory
/usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib/libtpvmlpd2.so, and was about to remove it. Somebody
else apparently did it already.

This program previously created the directory
/usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib/libtpvmgp.so, and was about to remove it. Somebody
else apparently did it already.

File /etc/initramfs-tools/modules is backed up to
/etc/initramfs-tools/modules.old.1.

update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.9-1-amd64
Warning: LBA32 addressing assumed
Added Linux *
Skipping /vmlinuz.old
One warning was issued.
The removal of VMware Tools 9.2.3 build-1031360 for Linux completed
successfully.

Installing VMware Tools.

In which directory do you want to install the binary files?
[/usr/bin]
What is the directory that contains the init directories (rc0.d/ to rc6.d/)?
[/etc]

What is the directory that contains the init scripts?
[/etc/init.d]

In which directory do you want to install the daemon files?
[/usr/sbin]

In which directory do you want to install the library files?
[/usr/lib/vmware-tools]

In which directory do you want to install the documentation files?
[/usr/share/doc/vmware-tools]

The path "/usr/share/doc/vmware-tools" does not exist currently. This program
is going to create it, including needed parent directories. Is this what you
want? [yes]

The installation of VMware Tools 9.2.3 build-1031360 for Linux completed
successfully. You can decide to remove this software from your system at any
time by invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-uninstall-tools.pl".

Before running VMware Tools for the first time, you need to configure it by
invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl". Do you want
this program to invoke the command for you now? [yes]

Initializing...

Use of uninitialized value $subLevel in split at /usr/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl line 5399.
Use of uninitialized value $subLevel in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl line 5400.
Argument "9-1-amd64" isn't numeric in multiplication (*) at /usr/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl line 4958.
Use of uninitialized value $subLevel in addition (+) at /usr/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl line 4958.

Making sure services for VMware Tools are stopped.

Stopping Thinprint services in the virtual machine:
Stopping Virtual Printing daemon:[71G done
Stopping VMware Tools services in the virtual machine:
Guest operating system daemon:[71G done
VMware User Agent (vmware-user):[71G done
Blocking file system:[71G done
Unmounting HGFS shares:[71G done
Guest filesystem driver:[71G done
/etc/init.d/vmware-tools: 1090: local: ': bad variable name
/etc/init.d/vmware-tools: 1090: local: ': bad variable name
/etc/init.d/vmware-tools: 1187: local: ': bad variable name

The VMware FileSystem Sync Driver (vmsync) allows external third-party backup
software that is integrated with vSphere to create backups of the virtual
machine. Do you wish to enable this feature? [no]

The module vmci has already been installed on this system by another installer
or package and will not be modified by this installer. Use the flag
--clobber-kernel-modules=vmci to override.

The module vsock has already been installed on this system by another installer
or package and will not be modified by this installer. Use the flag
--clobber-kernel-modules=vsock to override.

The module vmxnet3 has already been installed on this system by another
installer or package and will not be modified by this installer. Use the flag
--clobber-kernel-modules=vmxnet3 to override.

The module pvscsi has already been installed on this system by another
installer or package and will not be modified by this installer. Use the flag
--clobber-kernel-modules=pvscsi to override.

The module vmmemctl has already been installed on this system by another
installer or package and will not be modified by this installer. Use the flag
--clobber-kernel-modules=vmmemctl to override.

The VMware Host-Guest Filesystem allows for shared folders between the host OS
and the guest OS in a Fusion or Workstation virtual environment. Do you wish
to enable this feature? [yes] ^C
Execution aborted.

root@inga:/home/computation/Downloads/vmware-tools-distrib# perl vmware-install.pl --clobber-kernel-m
odules=vmci --clobber-kernel-modules=vsock --clobber-kernel-modules=vmxnet3 --clobber-kernel-modules=
pvscsi --clobber-kernel-modules=vmmemctl
A previous installation of VMware Tools has been detected.

The previous installation was made by the tar installer (version 4).

Keeping the tar4 installer database format.

You have a version of VMware Tools installed. Continuing this install will
first uninstall the currently installed version. Do you wish to continue?
(yes/no) [yes]

Uninstalling the tar installation of VMware Tools.

Stopping services for VMware Tools

Stopping VMware Tools services in the virtual machine:
Guest operating system daemon:[71G done
VMware User Agent (vmware-user):[71G done
Blocking file system:[71G done
Unmounting HGFS shares:[71G done
Guest filesystem driver:[71G done
/etc/init.d/vmware-tools: 1090: local: ': bad variable name
/etc/init.d/vmware-tools: 1090: local: ': bad variable name
/etc/init.d/vmware-tools: 1187: local: ': bad variable name

update-rc.d: using dependency based boot sequencing
Stopping Thinprint services in the virtual machine:
Stopping Virtual Printing daemon:[71G done

File /etc/vmware-tools/vmware-user.desktop is backed up to
/etc/vmware-tools/vmware-user.desktop.old.4.

File /usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib64/libconf/etc/gtk-2.0/gtk.immodules is backed up
to /usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib64/libconf/etc/gtk-2.0/gtk.immodules.old.4.

File /usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib64/libconf/etc/gtk-2.0/gdk-pixbuf.loaders is
backed up to
/usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib64/libconf/etc/gtk-2.0/gdk-pixbuf.loaders.old.4.

This program previously created the file
/usr/lib/vmware-tools/libconf/etc/gtk-2.0/gdk-pixbuf.loaders, and was about to
remove it. Somebody else apparently did it already.

This program previously created the file
/usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib64/libconf/etc/pango/pangorc, and was about to remove
it. Somebody else apparently did it already.

This program previously created the file
/usr/lib/vmware-tools/libconf/etc/gtk-2.0/gtk.immodules, and was about to
remove it. Somebody else apparently did it already.

This program previously created the file
/usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib64/libconf/etc/pango/pangox.aliases, and was about to
remove it. Somebody else apparently did it already.

Installing VMware Tools.

In which directory do you want to install the binary files?
[/usr/bin]

What is the directory that contains the init directories (rc0.d/ to rc6.d/)?
[/etc]

What is the directory that contains the init scripts?
[/etc/init.d]

In which directory do you want to install the daemon files?
[/usr/sbin]

In which directory do you want to install the library files?
[/usr/lib/vmware-tools]

In which directory do you want to install the documentation files?
[/usr/share/doc/vmware-tools]

The path "/usr/share/doc/vmware-tools" does not exist currently. This program
is going to create it, including needed parent directories. Is this what you
want? [yes]

Initializing...

Making sure services for VMware Tools are stopped.

The module vmci has already been installed on this system by another installer
or package and will not be modified by this installer. Use the flag
--clobber-kernel-modules=vmci to override.

The module vsock has already been installed on this system by another installer
or package and will not be modified by this installer. Use the flag
--clobber-kernel-modules=vsock to override.

The module vmxnet3 has already been installed on this system by another
installer or package and will not be modified by this installer. Use the flag
--clobber-kernel-modules=vmxnet3 to override.

The module pvscsi has already been installed on this system by another
installer or package and will not be modified by this installer. Use the flag
--clobber-kernel-modules=pvscsi to override.

The module vmmemctl has already been installed on this system by another
package but has been marked for clobbering and will be overridden.

Before you can compile modules, you need to have the following installed...

make
gcc
kernel headers of the running kernel

Searching for GCC...
Detected GCC binary at "/usr/bin/gcc".
The path "/usr/bin/gcc" appears to be a valid path to the gcc binary.
Would you like to change it? [no]

Searching for a valid kernel header path...
Detected the kernel headers at "/lib/modules/3.9-1-amd64/build/include".
The path "/lib/modules/3.9-1-amd64/build/include" appears to be a valid path to
the 3.9-1-amd64 kernel headers.
Would you like to change it? [no]

Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/modconfig-47Q2JE/vmmemctl-only'
/usr/bin/make -C /lib/modules/3.9-1-amd64/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.9-1-amd64'
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-47Q2JE/vmmemctl-only/backdoorGcc64.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-47Q2JE/vmmemctl-only/os.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-47Q2JE/vmmemctl-only/vmballoon.o
LD [M] /tmp/modconfig-47Q2JE/vmmemctl-only/vmmemctl.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST 1 modules
CC /tmp/modconfig-47Q2JE/vmmemctl-only/vmmemctl.mod.o
LD [M] /tmp/modconfig-47Q2JE/vmmemctl-only/vmmemctl.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.9-1-amd64'
/usr/bin/make -C $PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= postbuild
make[1]: Entering directory `/tmp/modconfig-47Q2JE/vmmemctl-only'
make[1]: `postbuild' is up to date.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/modconfig-47Q2JE/vmmemctl-only'
cp -f vmmemctl.ko ./../vmmemctl.o
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/modconfig-47Q2JE/vmmemctl-only'

The VMware Host-Guest Filesystem allows for shared folders between the host OS
and the guest OS in a Fusion or Workstation virtual environment. Do you wish
to enable this feature? [yes]

Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/modconfig-KcLzlI/vmxnet-only'
/usr/bin/make -C /lib/modules/3.9-1-amd64/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.9-1-amd64'
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-KcLzlI/vmxnet-only/vmxnet.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST 1 modules
CC /tmp/modconfig-KcLzlI/vmxnet-only/vmxnet.mod.o
LD [M] /tmp/modconfig-KcLzlI/vmxnet-only/vmxnet.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.9-1-amd64'
/usr/bin/make -C $PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= postbuild
make[1]: Entering directory `/tmp/modconfig-KcLzlI/vmxnet-only'
make[1]: `postbuild' is up to date.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/modconfig-KcLzlI/vmxnet-only'
cp -f vmxnet.ko ./../vmxnet.o
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/modconfig-KcLzlI/vmxnet-only'

The vmblock enables dragging or copying files between host and guest in a
Fusion or Workstation virtual environment. Do you wish to enable this feature?
[yes]

!!! [EXPERIMENTAL] !!!
VMware automatic kernel modules enables automatic building and installation of
VMware kernel modules at boot that are not already present. By selecting yes,
you will be enabling this experimental feature. You can always disable this
feature by re-running vmware-config-tools.pl.

Would you like to enable VMware automatic kernel modules?
[no]

Thinprint provides driver-free printing. Do you wish to enable this feature?
[yes]

Detected X server version 1.12.4

Distribution provided drivers for Xorg X server are used.

Skipping X configuration because X drivers are not included.

Creating a new initrd boot image for the kernel.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.9-1-amd64
Warning: LBA32 addressing assumed
Added Linux *
Skipping /vmlinuz.old
One warning was issued.
Starting Virtual Printing daemon:[71G done
Checking acpi hot plug[71G done
Starting VMware Tools services in the virtual machine:
Switching to guest configuration:[71G done
Guest memory manager:[71G done
/etc/init.d/vmware-tools: 1090: local: ': bad variable name
/etc/init.d/vmware-tools: 1090: local: ': bad variable name
Blocking file system:[71Gfailed
/etc/init.d/vmware-tools: 1187: local: ': bad variable name
Guest operating system daemon:[71G done
Unable to start services for VMware Tools

Execution aborted.

root@inga:/home/computation/Downloads/vmware-tools-distrib# exit

Script done on Sat 20 Jul 2013 09:25:32 AM EDT

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