Bug#422179: libc6: /lib/libc.so.6: file not recognized: File format not recognized

[Aurelien Jarno <aurelien@aurel32.net>]

Armin Joellenbeck a écrit :
> On 5/4/07, David Liontooth <liontooth@cogweb.net> wrote:
>> David Liontooth wrote:
>>> Package: libc6
>>> Version: 2.5-5
>>> Severity: normal
>>>
>> libc6 2.5-5 also failed to work with nvidia-glx; I had to disable glx to
>> get x-windows.
>> Again, reverting to 2.5-4 fixed the problem.
> 
> Hello David, hello Aurelian,
> 
> I think I have a might be related problem, the upgrade from 2.5-4 to
> 2.5-5 is failing with:
> 
> Preconfiguring packages ...
> (Reading database ... 113418 files and directories currently installed.)
> Preparing to replace libc6-dev 2.5-4 (using .../libc6-dev_2.5-5_i386.deb) ...
> Unpacking replacement libc6-dev ...
> Preparing to replace libc6 2.5-4 (using .../archives/libc6_2.5-5_i386.deb) ...
> Unpacking replacement libc6 ...
> Setting up libc6 (2.5-5) ...
> Installing new version of config file /etc/init.d/glibc.sh ...
> dpkg: error processing libc6 (--configure):
>  subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 132
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  libc6
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> 

It actually looks like a different problem. Could you please change the
first line of /var/lib/dpkg/info/libc6.postinst from "#!/bin/sh" into
"#!/bin/sh -x" and then run "apt-get install"?

That would enable debugging in this file, could you please send the output?

Thanks,
Aurelien

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