Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: libc6
When doing a synaptic dist-upgrade after changing all references in
/etc/apt/sources.list from dapper to edgy, it downloads some 900 MB then
starts applying changes, then barfs:
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Extracting templates from packages: 100%
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 161965 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing hal-device-manager ...
Removing hwdb-client ...
(Reading database ... 161856 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace initrd-tools 0.1.84ubuntu1 (using
.../initrd-tools_0.1.84.1 ubuntu1_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement initrd-tools ...
Preparing to replace libc6 2.3.6-0ubuntu20 (using
.../libc6_2.4-1ubuntu9_i386.de b) ...
Unpacking replacement libc6 ...
Setting up libc6 (2.4-1ubuntu9) ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/init.d/glibc.sh ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/libc6.postinst: line 365: 19249 Segmentation fault
iconv config
dpkg: error processing libc6 (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 139
Errors were encountered while processing:
libc6
Not all changes and updates succeeded. For further details of the the
failure, p lease expand the 'terminal' panel below.
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Same with aptitude dist-upgrade. Version info:
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed
|/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Description
+++-====================-====================-========================================================
ii aptitude 0.4.0-5ubuntu3 terminal-based apt frontend
ii libc6 2.3.6-0ubuntu20 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
and Timezone data
ii synaptic 0.57.8ubuntu11 Graphical package manager
** Affects: glibc (Ubuntu)
Importance: Untriaged
Status: Unconfirmed
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dist-upgrade dapper -> edgy barfs at libc6
https://launchpad.net/bugs/59254
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