> Please give this PPA a test and let us know if its a good candidate for an SRU to xenial.
Env:
VMs:ubuntu-16.04-desktop-amd64 and ubuntu-16.04.1-server-amd64
open-vm-tools version: 10.2.0.1608(build-7253323) from ppa:ci-train-ppa-service/3152
Result:
Two errors are found when install open-vm-tools related packages from untrusted PPA by adding ppa:ci-train-ppa-service/3152
1) VGAuathServices is not running because /lib/systemd/system/vgauth.service is missing
when update to / install open-vm-tools 10.2.0
2) get error message as follows when type "apt-get install open-vm-tools-desktop"
/usr/bin/deb-systemd-helper: error:unable to read run-vmblock-fuse.mount
Failed to get unit file state for run-vmblock-fuse.mount:No such file or directory.
(Note: This is a known bug at Canonical: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1639222.
In fact this issue has been fixed in ubuntu 17.10 with bundled open-vm-tools-desktop version 2:10.1.10-3ubuntu0.1 and ubuntu 18.04 with bundled open-vm-tools-desktop 10.2.0-3ubuntu2)
> [1]: https:/ /launchpad. net/~ci- train-ppa- service/ +archive/ ubuntu/ 3152
> Please give this PPA a test and let us know if its a good candidate for an SRU to xenial.
Env: 16.04-desktop- amd64 and ubuntu- 16.04.1- server- amd64 1608(build- 7253323) from ppa:ci- train-ppa- service/ 3152
VMs:ubuntu-
open-vm-tools version: 10.2.0.
Result: train-ppa- service/ 3152
Two errors are found when install open-vm-tools related packages from untrusted PPA by adding ppa:ci-
1) VGAuathServices is not running because /lib/systemd/ system/ vgauth. service is missing
when update to / install open-vm-tools 10.2.0
(Note: refer https:/ /bugs.launchpad .net/ubuntu/ +source/ open-vm- tools/+ bug/1677196 for the fix)
2) get error message as follows when type "apt-get install open-vm- tools-desktop" bin/deb- systemd- helper: error:unable to read run-vmblock- fuse.mount fuse.mount: No such file or directory.
/usr/
Failed to get unit file state for run-vmblock-
(Note: This is a known bug at Canonical: https:/ /bugs.launchpad .net/ubuntu/ +source/ open-vm- tools/+ bug/1639222. tools-desktop version 2:10.1. 10-3ubuntu0. 1 and ubuntu 18.04 with bundled open-vm- tools-desktop 10.2.0-3ubuntu2)
In fact this issue has been fixed in ubuntu 17.10 with bundled open-vm-
Steps: train-ppa- service/ 3152
1) add repository
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ci-
sudo apt-get update
2) update to / install open-vm-tools 10.2.0, and then check tools, vgauth, vmware-toolbox-cmd
3) reboot guestOS and check tools, vgauth, vmware-toolbox-cmd
4) uninstall open-vm-tools and then check tools, vgauth, vmware-toolbox-cmd
5) reboot guestOS and check tools, vgauth, vmware-toolbox-cmd
6) install/uninstall open-vm- tools-desktop