Bug#552010: marked as done (libc6: After upgrade many applications become unusable)
Your message dated Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:03:02 +0100
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and subject line Fixed in version 2.10.1-3
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regarding libc6: After upgrade many applications become unusable
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--- Begin Message ---
Package: libc6
Version: 2.10.1-1
Severity: critical
After upgrade to libc6 2.10.1-1 many applications become unusable.
For example:
,----[ sudo aptitude update ]
Err http://ftp.us.debian.org sid Release.gpg
Could not resolve 'ftp.us.debian.org'
Ign file: apt-build Release.gpg
Get:1 file: apt-build Release [89B]
Ign file: apt-build/main Packages
Ign file: apt-build/main Packages
Reading package lists...
Building dependency tree...
Reading state information...
Reading extended state information...
Initializing package states...
Reading task descriptions...
Deleting obsolete downloaded files
`----
,----[ ping ftp.us.debian.org ]
ping: unknown host ftp.us.debian.org
`----
Many other applications including postfix and Iceweasel failed
similarly.
But: x
,----[ dig +shor ftp.us.debian.org. @127.0.0.1 ]
204.152.191.39
35.9.37.225
64.50.236.52
128.30.2.36
149.20.20.135
`----
Yet:
,----[ dig +shor puck.nether.net. @204.42.254.5 ]
204.42.254.5
`----
,----[ dig +shor puck.nether.net. @puck.nether.net. ]
dig: couldn't get address for 'puck.nether.net.': not found
`----
After downgrading libc-bin libc-dev-bin libc6 libc6-dev libc6-i686
locales to version 2.9-25 as follows all appears to be normal again.
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#cat >>/etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://35.9.37.225/debian/ sid main non-free contrib
deb-src http://35.9.37.225/debian/ sid main non-free contrib
deb http://35.9.37.225/debian/ testing main
deb-src http://35.9.37.225/debian/ testing main
^D
#aptitude update; aptitude install libc6/testing
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This would have been more difficult without dig. :))
-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (990, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.30-2-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages libc6 depends on:
ii libc-bin 2.10.1-1 GNU C Library: Binaries
ii libgcc1 1:4.4.2-1 GCC support library
Versions of packages libc6 recommends:
ii libc6-i686 2.10.1-1 GNU C Library: Shared libraries [i
Versions of packages libc6 suggests:
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.28 Debian configuration management sy
pn glibc-doc <none> (no description available)
ii locales 2.10.1-1 GNU C Library: National Language (
-- debconf information:
glibc/upgrade: true
glibc/disable-screensaver:
glibc/restart-failed:
* glibc/restart-services: cron
--- End Message ---
--- Begin Message ---
Version: 2.10.1-3
This has been identified has a missing fallback to nameserver 0.0.0.0
when /etc/resolv.conf is missing. This is fixed in version 2.10.1-3.
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Aurelien Jarno GPG: 1024D/F1BCDB73
aurelien@aurel32.net http://www.aurel32.net
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