I can confirm this on i386. Same issue when "aptitude safe-upgrade" from hardy to intrepid.
The xargs replacement in /var/lib/dpkg/info/debconf.prerm also worked for me. Thanks Grant! -- debconf upgrade: xargs Assertion `bc_ctl.arg_max <= (131072-2048)' failed. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/232416 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs