Package: libc6 Version: 2.10.1-1 Severity: critical After upgrade to libc6 2.10.1-1 many applications become unusable. For example:
,----[ sudo aptitude update ] Err http://ftp.us.debian.org sid Release.gpg Could not resolve 'ftp.us.debian.org' Ign file: apt-build Release.gpg Get:1 file: apt-build Release [89B] Ign file: apt-build/main Packages Ign file: apt-build/main Packages Reading package lists... Building dependency tree... Reading state information... Reading extended state information... Initializing package states... Reading task descriptions... Deleting obsolete downloaded files `---- ,----[ ping ftp.us.debian.org ] ping: unknown host ftp.us.debian.org `---- Many other applications including postfix and Iceweasel failed similarly. But: x ,----[ dig +shor ftp.us.debian.org. @127.0.0.1 ] 204.152.191.39 35.9.37.225 64.50.236.52 128.30.2.36 149.20.20.135 `---- Yet: ,----[ dig +shor puck.nether.net. @204.42.254.5 ] 204.42.254.5 `---- ,----[ dig +shor puck.nether.net. @puck.nether.net. ] dig: couldn't get address for 'puck.nether.net.': not found `---- After downgrading libc-bin libc-dev-bin libc6 libc6-dev libc6-i686 locales to version 2.9-25 as follows all appears to be normal again. ----- #cat >>/etc/apt/sources.list deb http://35.9.37.225/debian/ sid main non-free contrib deb-src http://35.9.37.225/debian/ sid main non-free contrib deb http://35.9.37.225/debian/ testing main deb-src http://35.9.37.225/debian/ testing main ^D #aptitude update; aptitude install libc6/testing ----- This would have been more difficult without dig. :)) -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (990, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.30-2-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages libc6 depends on: ii libc-bin 2.10.1-1 GNU C Library: Binaries ii libgcc1 1:4.4.2-1 GCC support library Versions of packages libc6 recommends: ii libc6-i686 2.10.1-1 GNU C Library: Shared libraries [i Versions of packages libc6 suggests: ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.28 Debian configuration management sy pn glibc-doc <none> (no description available) ii locales 2.10.1-1 GNU C Library: National Language ( -- debconf information: glibc/upgrade: true glibc/disable-screensaver: glibc/restart-failed: * glibc/restart-services: cron -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
