ubuntu-server depends on open-vm-tools on Ubuntu, so if v2v tries to uninstall open-vm-tools then dpkg will (rightfully) fail with a dependency issue. Since open-vm-tools is harmless after the conversion anyway (it will not even run), then do not attempt to uninstall it if ubuntu-server is installed too. Followup of commit 2bebacf8bf611f0f80a66915f78653ce30b38129. --- v2v/convert_linux.ml | 14 +++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/v2v/convert_linux.ml b/v2v/convert_linux.ml index 3d61400b5..b4b2f24c4 100644 --- a/v2v/convert_linux.ml +++ b/v2v/convert_linux.ml @@ -289,6 +289,18 @@ let convert (g : G.guestfs) inspect source output rcaps = (* Uninstall VMware Tools. *) let remove = ref [] and libraries = ref [] in + (* On Ubuntu, the ubuntu-server metapackage depends on + * open-vm-tools, and thus any attempt to remove it will cause + * dependency issues. Hence, special case this situation, and + * leave open-vm-tools installed in this case. + *) + let has_ubuntu_server = + if family = `Debian_family then + List.exists ( + fun { G.app2_name = name } -> + name = "ubuntu-server" + ) inspect.i_apps + else false in List.iter ( fun { G.app2_name = name } -> if String.is_prefix name "vmware-tools-libraries-" then @@ -301,7 +313,7 @@ let convert (g : G.guestfs) inspect source output rcaps = List.push_front name remove else if String.is_prefix name "open-vm-tools-" then List.push_front name remove - else if name = "open-vm-tools" then + else if name = "open-vm-tools" && not has_ubuntu_server then List.push_front name remove ) inspect.i_apps; let libraries = !libraries in -- 2.20.1