No Joy. With libc6 upgrade to 2.10.1-2 the problems described remain the same and they disappear with the same downgrade.
dbug> This is an automatic notification regarding your Bug report dbug> which was filed against the libc6 package: dbug> #552010: libc6: After upgrade many applications become dbug> #unusable dbug> It has been closed by Aurelien Jarno <aure...@debian.org>. dbug> Their explanation is attached below along with your original dbug> report. If this explanation is unsatisfactory and you have dbug> not received a better one in a separate message then please dbug> contact Aurelien Jarno <aure...@debian.org> by replying to dbug> this email. dbug> -- 552010: dbug> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=552010 Debian dbug> Bug Tracking System Contact ow...@bugs.debian.org with dbug> problems dbug> From: Aurelien Jarno <aure...@debian.org> Subject: Bug#552010: dbug> fixed in eglibc 2.10.1-2 To: 552010-cl...@bugs.debian.org dbug> Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:47:57 +0000 dbug> Source: eglibc Source-Version: 2.10.1-2 dbug> We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest dbug> version of eglibc, which is due to be installed in the Debian dbug> FTP archive: dbug> eglibc-source_2.10.1-2_all.deb dbug> to pool/main/e/eglibc/eglibc-source_2.10.1-2_all.deb dbug> eglibc_2.10.1-2.diff.gz dbug> to pool/main/e/eglibc/eglibc_2.10.1-2.diff.gz dbug> eglibc_2.10.1-2.dsc dbug> to pool/main/e/eglibc/eglibc_2.10.1-2.dsc dbug> glibc-doc_2.10.1-2_all.deb dbug> to pool/main/e/eglibc/glibc-doc_2.10.1-2_all.deb dbug> libc-bin_2.10.1-2_amd64.deb dbug> to pool/main/e/eglibc/libc-bin_2.10.1-2_amd64.deb dbug> libc-dev-bin_2.10.1-2_amd64.deb dbug> to pool/main/e/eglibc/libc-dev-bin_2.10.1-2_amd64.deb dbug> libc6-dbg_2.10.1-2_amd64.deb dbug> to pool/main/e/eglibc/libc6-dbg_2.10.1-2_amd64.deb dbug> libc6-dev-i386_2.10.1-2_amd64.deb dbug> to pool/main/e/eglibc/libc6-dev-i386_2.10.1-2_amd64.deb dbug> libc6-dev_2.10.1-2_amd64.deb dbug> to pool/main/e/eglibc/libc6-dev_2.10.1-2_amd64.deb dbug> libc6-i386_2.10.1-2_amd64.deb dbug> to pool/main/e/eglibc/libc6-i386_2.10.1-2_amd64.deb dbug> libc6-pic_2.10.1-2_amd64.deb dbug> to pool/main/e/eglibc/libc6-pic_2.10.1-2_amd64.deb dbug> libc6-prof_2.10.1-2_amd64.deb dbug> to pool/main/e/eglibc/libc6-prof_2.10.1-2_amd64.deb dbug> libc6-udeb_2.10.1-2_amd64.udeb dbug> to pool/main/e/eglibc/libc6-udeb_2.10.1-2_amd64.udeb dbug> libc6_2.10.1-2_amd64.deb dbug> to pool/main/e/eglibc/libc6_2.10.1-2_amd64.deb dbug> libnss-dns-udeb_2.10.1-2_amd64.udeb dbug> to pool/main/e/eglibc/libnss-dns-udeb_2.10.1-2_amd64.udeb dbug> libnss-files-udeb_2.10.1-2_amd64.udeb dbug> to pool/main/e/eglibc/libnss-files-udeb_2.10.1-2_amd64.udeb dbug> locales-all_2.10.1-2_amd64.deb dbug> to pool/main/e/eglibc/locales-all_2.10.1-2_amd64.deb dbug> locales_2.10.1-2_all.deb dbug> to pool/main/e/eglibc/locales_2.10.1-2_all.deb dbug> nscd_2.10.1-2_amd64.deb dbug> to pool/main/e/eglibc/nscd_2.10.1-2_amd64.deb dbug> A summary of the changes between this version and the previous dbug> one is attached. dbug> Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If dbug> you have further comments please address them to dbug> 552...@bugs.debian.org, and the maintainer will reopen the bug dbug> report if appropriate. dbug> Debian distribution maintenance software pp. Aurelien Jarno dbug> <aure...@debian.org> (supplier of updated eglibc package) dbug> (This message was generated automatically at their request; if dbug> you believe that there is a problem with it please contact the dbug> archive administrators by mailing ftpmas...@debian.org) dbug> Format: 1.8 Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:48:29 +0200 Source: dbug> eglibc Binary: libc-bin libc-dev-bin glibc-doc eglibc-source dbug> locales locales-all nscd libc6 libc6-dev libc6-dbg libc6-prof dbug> libc6-pic libc6-udeb libc6.1 libc6.1-dev libc6.1-dbg dbug> libc6.1-prof libc6.1-pic libc6.1-udeb libc0.3 libc0.3-dev dbug> libc0.3-dbg libc0.3-prof libc0.3-pic libc0.3-udeb libc0.1 dbug> libc0.1-dev libc0.1-dbg libc0.1-prof libc0.1-pic libc0.1-udeb dbug> libc6-i386 libc6-dev-i386 libc6-sparc64 libc6-dev-sparc64 dbug> libc6-s390x libc6-dev-s390x libc6-amd64 libc6-dev-amd64 dbug> libc6-powerpc libc6-dev-powerpc libc6-ppc64 libc6-dev-ppc64 dbug> libc6-mipsn32 libc6-dev-mipsn32 libc6-mips64 libc6-dev-mips64 dbug> libc0.1-i386 libc0.1-dev-i386 libc6-sparcv9b libc6-i686 dbug> libc6-xen libc0.1-i686 libc6.1-alphaev67 libnss-dns-udeb dbug> libnss-files-udeb Architecture: source all amd64 Version: dbug> 2.10.1-2 Distribution: unstable Urgency: low Maintainer: dbug> Aurelien Jarno <aure...@debian.org> Changed-By: Aurelien Jarno dbug> <aure...@debian.org> Description: dbug> eglibc-source - Embedded GNU C Library: sources glibc-doc - dbug> GNU C Library: Documentation libc-bin - GNU C Library: dbug> Binaries libc-dev-bin - GNU C Library: Development binaries dbug> libc0.1 - GNU C Library: Shared libraries libc0.1-dbg - GNU C dbug> Library: detached debugging symbols libc0.1-dev - GNU C dbug> Library: Development Libraries and Header Files dbug> libc0.1-dev-i386 - GNU C Library: 32bit development libraries dbug> for AMD64 libc0.1-i386 - GNU C Library: 32bit shared dbug> libraries for AMD64 libc0.1-i686 - GNU C Library: Shared dbug> libraries [i686 optimized] libc0.1-pic - GNU C Library: PIC dbug> archive library libc0.1-prof - GNU C Library: Profiling dbug> Libraries libc0.1-udeb - GNU C Library: Shared libraries - dbug> udeb (udeb) libc0.3 - GNU C Library: Shared libraries dbug> libc0.3-dbg - GNU C Library: detached debugging symbols dbug> libc0.3-dev - GNU C Library: Development Libraries and Header dbug> Files libc0.3-pic - GNU C Library: PIC archive library dbug> libc0.3-prof - GNU C Library: Profiling Libraries dbug> libc0.3-udeb - GNU C Library: Shared libraries - udeb (udeb) dbug> libc6 - GNU C Library: Shared libraries libc6-amd64 - GNU C dbug> Library: 64bit Shared libraries for AMD64 libc6-dbg - GNU C dbug> Library: detached debugging symbols libc6-dev - GNU C dbug> Library: Development Libraries and Header Files dbug> libc6-dev-amd64 - GNU C Library: 64bit Development Libraries dbug> for AMD64 libc6-dev-i386 - GNU C Library: 32-bit development dbug> libraries for AMD64 libc6-dev-mips64 - GNU C Library: 64bit dbug> Development Libraries for MIPS64 libc6-dev-mipsn32 - GNU C dbug> Library: n32 Development Libraries for MIPS64 dbug> libc6-dev-powerpc - GNU C Library: 32bit powerpc development dbug> libraries for ppc64 libc6-dev-ppc64 - GNU C Library: 64bit dbug> Development Libraries for PowerPC64 libc6-dev-s390x - GNU C dbug> Library: 64bit Development Libraries for IBM zSeries dbug> libc6-dev-sparc64 - GNU C Library: 64bit Development dbug> Libraries for UltraSPARC libc6-i386 - GNU C Library: 32-bit dbug> shared libraries for AMD64 libc6-i686 - GNU C Library: Shared dbug> libraries [i686 optimized] libc6-mips64 - GNU C Library: dbug> 64bit Shared libraries for MIPS64 libc6-mipsn32 - GNU C dbug> Library: n32 Shared libraries for MIPS64 libc6-pic - GNU C dbug> Library: PIC archive library libc6-powerpc - GNU C Library: dbug> 32bit powerpc shared libraries for ppc64 libc6-ppc64 - GNU C dbug> Library: 64bit Shared libraries for PowerPC64 libc6-prof - dbug> GNU C Library: Profiling Libraries libc6-s390x - GNU C dbug> Library: 64bit Shared libraries for IBM zSeries libc6-sparc64 dbug> - GNU C Library: 64bit Shared libraries for UltraSPARC dbug> libc6-sparcv9b - GNU C Library: Shared libraries [v9b dbug> optimized] libc6-udeb - GNU C Library: Shared libraries - dbug> udeb (udeb) libc6-xen - GNU C Library: Shared libraries [Xen dbug> version] libc6.1 - GNU C Library: Shared libraries dbug> libc6.1-alphaev67 - GNU C Library: Shared libraries (EV67 dbug> optimized) libc6.1-dbg - GNU C Library: detached debugging dbug> symbols libc6.1-dev - GNU C Library: Development Libraries dbug> and Header Files libc6.1-pic - GNU C Library: PIC archive dbug> library libc6.1-prof - GNU C Library: Profiling Libraries dbug> libc6.1-udeb - GNU C Library: Shared libraries - udeb (udeb) dbug> libnss-dns-udeb - GNU C Library: NSS helper for DNS - udeb dbug> (udeb) libnss-files-udeb - GNU C Library: NSS helper for dbug> files - udeb (udeb) locales - GNU C Library: National dbug> Language (locale) data [support] locales-all - GNU C Library: dbug> Precompiled locale data nscd - GNU C Library: Name Service dbug> Cache Daemon dbug> Closes: 551622 551760 551879 551885 551971 552010 Changes: dbug> eglibc (2.10.1-2) unstable; urgency=low . dbug> [ Petr Salinger ] dbug> * kfreebsd/local-sysdeps.diff: update to revision 2806 (from dbug> glibc-bsd). dbug> * Drop kfreebsd/local-sysdeps-2.10.diff (merged in dbug> local-sysdeps.diff). dbug> . dbug> [ Samuel Thibault] dbug> * patches/hurd-i386/local-bigmem.diff: New patch to fix dl.so dbug> crash when running on GNU Mach with VM_MAX_ADDRESS < dbug> 0xc0000000. dbug> . dbug> [ Aurelien Jarno ] dbug> * patches/any/submitted-missing-etc-hosts.diff: return dbug> HOST_NOT_FOUND instead of NO_DATA. Closes: #551622, dbug> #551760, #551879, #552010. dbug> * Restart NSS related services after upgrade. Closes: #551971, dbug> #551885. dbug> * testsuite-checking/*kfreebsd*: the *at syscalls emulation is dbug> not working under all conditions, allow failure of dbug> related tests. 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Bug dbug> Tracking System <sub...@bugs.debian.org> Date: Thu, 22 Oct dbug> 2009 12:24:34 -0400 dbug> Package: libc6 Version: 2.10.1-1 Severity: critical dbug> After upgrade to libc6 2.10.1-1 many applications become dbug> unusable. For example: dbug> ,----[ sudo aptitude update ] Err http://ftp.us.debian.org sid dbug> Release.gpg dbug> Could not resolve 'ftp.us.debian.org' dbug> Ign file: apt-build Release.gpg Get:1 file: apt-build Release dbug> [89B] Ign file: apt-build/main Packages Ign file: dbug> apt-build/main Packages Reading package lists... Building dbug> dependency tree... Reading state information... Reading dbug> extended state information... Initializing package states... dbug> Reading task descriptions... Deleting obsolete downloaded dbug> files `---- dbug> ,----[ ping ftp.us.debian.org ] ping: unknown host dbug> ftp.us.debian.org `---- dbug> Many other applications including postfix and Iceweasel failed dbug> similarly. dbug> But: x dbug> ,----[ dig +shor ftp.us.debian.org. @127.0.0.1 ] dbug> 204.152.191.39 35.9.37.225 64.50.236.52 128.30.2.36 dbug> 149.20.20.135 `---- dbug> Yet: dbug> ,----[ dig +shor puck.nether.net. @204.42.254.5 ] 204.42.254.5 dbug> `---- ,----[ dig +shor puck.nether.net. @puck.nether.net. ] dbug> dig: couldn't get address for 'puck.nether.net.': not found dbug> `---- dbug> After downgrading libc-bin libc-dev-bin libc6 libc6-dev dbug> libc6-i686 locales to version 2.9-25 as follows all appears to dbug> be normal again. dbug> ----- dbug> #cat >>/etc/apt/sources.list dbug> deb http://35.9.37.225/debian/ sid main non-free dbug> contrib deb-src http://35.9.37.225/debian/ sid main dbug> non-free contrib deb http://35.9.37.225/debian/ dbug> testing main deb-src http://35.9.37.225/debian/ dbug> testing main ^D dbug> #aptitude update; aptitude install libc6/testing dbug> ----- dbug> This would have been more difficult without dig. :)) dbug> -- System Information: dbug> Debian Release: squeeze/sid dbug> APT prefers unstable APT policy: (990, 'unstable') dbug> Architecture: i386 (i686) dbug> Kernel: Linux 2.6.30-2-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=C, dbug> LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Shell: /bin/sh linked to dbug> /bin/bash dbug> Versions of packages libc6 depends on: ii libc-bin 2.10.1-1 dbug> GNU C Library: Binaries ii libgcc1 1:4.4.2-1 GCC support dbug> library dbug> Versions of packages libc6 recommends: ii libc6-i686 2.10.1-1 dbug> GNU C Library: Shared libraries [i dbug> Versions of packages libc6 suggests: ii debconf [debconf-2.0] dbug> 1.5.28 Debian configuration management sy pn glibc-doc <none> dbug> (no description available) ii locales 2.10.1-1 GNU C Library: dbug> National Language ( dbug> -- debconf information: dbug> glibc/upgrade: true glibc/disable-screensaver: dbug> glibc/restart-failed: dbug> * glibc/restart-services: cron dbug> ---------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". 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