Public bug reported:
1) The release of Ubuntu you are using, via 'lsb_release -rd' or System
-> About Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu Yakkety Yak (development branch)
Release: 16.10
beta2 version, downloaded 5-Oct-2016
Please note, this is 32-bit version and is was installed under
VirtualBox, under Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
2) The version of the package you are using, via 'apt-cache policy
pkgname' or by checking in Software Center
open-vm-tools:
Installed: 2:10.0.7-3227872-4.1ubuntu1
Candidate: 2:10.0.7-3227872-5ubuntu1
Version table:
2:10.0.7-3227872-5ubuntu1 500
500 http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/main i386 Packages
*** 2:10.0.7-3227872-4.1ubuntu1 100
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
3) What you expected to happen
I tried to upgrade packages by using commands "sudo apt-get update; sudo
apt-get upgrade".
All packages should have been upgraded succesfully.
4) What happened instead
For open-vm-tools package, apt-get printed following on screen:
---8<---8<---
Preparing to unpack .../43-open-vm-tools_2%3a10.0.7-3227872-5ubuntu1_i386.deb
...
---8<---8<---
Currently, it has been executing the vmware-checkvm command for 45
minutes, using 99% of CPU.
Here is printout from ps -aux:
---8<---8<---
root 2858 0.2 0.5 15108 12240 pts/1 Ss+ 11:30 0:07 /usr/bin/dpkg
--status-fd 19 --no-triggers --unpack --auto-deconfigure --recursive
/tmp/apt-dpkg-install-FAHUi5
root 3475 0.0 0.1 5476 2816 pts/1 S+ 11:31 0:00 /bin/bash
/var/lib/dpkg/info/open-vm-tools.prerm upgrade 2:10.0.7-3227872-5ubuntu1
root 3498 97.7 0.1 38696 3172 pts/1 R+ 11:31 47:54 vmware-checkvm
---8<---8<---
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: open-vm-tools 2:10.0.7-3227872-4.1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-17.19-generic 4.8.0-rc7
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-17-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu7
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Oct 5 12:10:21 2016
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-10-05 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Alpha i386 (20160927)
SourcePackage: open-vm-tools
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: open-vm-tools (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: apport-bug i386 yakkety
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Open-vm-tools unpack freezes and uses all CPU
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