apt-get upgrade dies badly ...

[Jean-Paul Blaquiere <japester@ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au>]

Preparing to replace libc6.1 2.1.2-5.0.1 (using .../base/libc6.1_2.1.2-6.deb)
Unpacking replacement libc6.1 ...
dpkg: warning - old post-removal script killed by signal (Illegal instruction)
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
dpkg: error processing
/software/linux/debian/dists/unstable/main/binary-alpha/base/libc6.1_2.1.2-6.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new post-removal script killed by signal (Illegal instruction)
 dpkg: error while cleaning up:
  subprocess pre-installation script killed by signal (Illegal instruction)
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   /software/linux/debian/dists/unstable/main/binary-alpha/base/libc6.1_2.1.2-6.deb
E: Sub-process returned an error code (1)       
 
  .....

so i have a broken libc6.1  :(

options?

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