Note to self: if apt-get dist-upgrade explodes on Debian Squeeze with the error
Setting up initscripts (2.88dsf-13.1+squeeze1) ...
insserv: warning: script 'K01vmware' missing LSB tags and overrides
insserv: warning: script 'S50vmware-USBArbitrator' missing LSB tags and overrides
insserv: warning: script 'vmware-USBArbitrator' missing LSB tags and overrides
insserv: warning: script 'vmware' missing LSB tags and overrides
insserv: There is a loop between service rmnologin and mountnfs if started
insserv: loop involving service mountnfs at depth 8
(more output snipped)
Then follow the instructions of post rldleblanc at http://communities.vmware.com/thread/337769:
rldleblanc
35 posts since
05-Aug-2005
7. 05-Dec-2011 11:14 in response to: SamSpade
Re: Vmware Player Prevents Aptitude from Installing Debian Packages
Probably a cleaner way to approach this is to use /etc/insserv/overrides.
Do the following:
Create /etc/insserv/overrides/vmware with the following:
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides: vmware
# Required-Start: $remote_fs $syslog
# Required-Stop: $remote_fs $syslog
# Default-Start: 2 3 5
# Default-Stop: 2 3 5
# Short-Description: VMware VMX service for virtual machines
# Description: Allows running of VMware virtual machines.
### END INIT INFO
Create /etc/insserv/overrides/vmware-USBArbitrator with the following:
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides: vmware-USBArbitrator
# Required-Start: $remote_fs $syslog vmware
# Required-Stop: $remote_fs $syslog vmware
# Default-Start: 2 3 5
# Default-Stop: 2 3 5
# Short-Description: Start daemon when vmware starts
# Description: Enable service provided by daemon.
### END INIT INFO
Then run 'chmod +x /etc/insserv/overrides/vmware*
This prevents the fix from being broken with an update to the shipped init.d
script and my fix your USB problem. Since I don't use USB in a VM, I can't
test it.
Robert