Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: defoma
% lsb_release -rd
Description:Ubuntu 8.10
Release:8.10
% apt-cache policy defoma
defoma:
Installed: 0.11.10-0.2ubuntu1
Candidate: 0.11.10-0.2ubuntu1
Version table:
*** 0.11.10-0.2ubuntu1 0
500 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
vmware-server
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/79.4MB of archives.
After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to contin
Bug assigned to the package maintainer (VMware Build Team).
** Changed in: vmware-server (Ubuntu)
Assignee: (unassigned) => VMware Build Team (vmware-builds)
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vmware-server: Package requests recursive update
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160683
You received this bug notification because
Workaround for Ubuntu bug #160683
The following procedure will get rid of this annoying little problem.
% mkdir -p vmw103/DEBIAN
% cd vmw103/
% dpkg-deb -x /var/cache/apt/archive
> what if vmware server 1.0.3-2 actually does get released?
The Nov6 VMWare package release that triggered this bug should have been
called 1.0.3-2, so we are really just giving it its proper version
number.
If there is another 1.0.3 release (to close this bug!), hopefully the
VMWare Build Team
The above workaround which I posted does not work. Although it fixes the
recursive update issue -- it breaks the vmware gui. Which is not quite
the point ... .
I can confirm that the 'recursive update' problem is also present in the
latest 1.0.4 package.
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vmware-server: Package requests recurs
I've asked the package maintainer, Fabio Massimo Di Nitto, if he can
indicate when the Launchpad fix will be rolled out and this bug closed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vmware-
server/+question/18581
** Changed in: vmware-server (Ubuntu)
Assignee: VMware Build Team (vmware-
Fabio:
> This was a launchpad bug that has been fixed.
I just reinstated the commercial repo in sources.list, ran "apt-get
update" again and the problem is still here. Or do you mean when the
*next* vmware-server package is prepared, this bug will go away?
Please clarify.
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vmware-server: Pack
Fabio, seems you closed this bug too soon. As reported, 1.0.4-1feisty2
(dd. 16Nov) still triggers this bug. Even if it is a dependency bug
(i.e. launchpad), it seems wise to leave the bug open until the
installation of the vmware-server package no longer causes this bug.
If you want, reassign it t
Sascha:
Removing the repository from update-manager/sources.list doesn't affect the
installation of vmware-server, which will stay installed. It just means that
the commercial package lists will not be downloaded on a daily basis and this
bug will not be triggered.
When this bug is eventually r
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