Issue
I have a virtual machine based on Ubuntu 16.04. When using apt update and apt upgrade the upgrade process got stuck on upgrading open-vm-tools. Even after cancelling the process (logging in with another console) and killing the upgrade process (or rebooting), things did not change. This also happens when trying to remove or purge the package. After examining the problem I found that the upgrade process is stuck on vmware-checkvm. Any ideas how to fix this?
Solution
I can only offer a workaround. When killing the vmware-checkvm process (e.g., check via ps fax), the upgrading process continues normally.
Answered By - Martin Becker