Hi,
had similar problem with debian9. After basic installation I installed
serveral services und system haltet while running apt-get install.
We're running debian as virtual machines on ESX 6.5.
So, I've figured out, when you install a brand new Server together with
ESX6.5 mode and vmxnet3 network-card, system stops when I try to install
programs with apt-get install.
For testing purposes I've just installed a brand new server with ESX5.5
mode and e1000 virtual network card and everything worked fine for now.
Hope that helps!
Regards,
Jo.
