Bug#638173: locales-all 2.13-14 breaks locale generation
Package: locales-all
Version: 2.13-14
Severity: important
Tags: sid
Hi,
Some days ago, locales-all got upgraded on my system during a dist-upgrade, and
I didn't notice it. After a reboot some time later, I lost my locale
(fr_FR.UTF-8) and dpkg-reconfigure could not generate it back with this
message:
Error: invalid locale settings: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
I struggled hard to find that removing it could solve the problem (well, it was
also printed just above the previous message that locales-all was installed…)
After uninstalling locales-all, all went back to normal.
Here the history.log excerpt from apt:
Start-Date: 2011-08-06 16:55:14
Commandline: apt-get dist-upgrade
Upgrade: texlive-common:amd64 (2009-12, 2009-13), python-coherence:amd64
(0.6.6.2-5, 0.6.6.2-6), parcellite:amd64 (0.9.3-1, 1.0.2~rc2-1), python-
notify:amd64 (0.1.1-2+b3, 0.1.1-3), update-notifier-common:amd64
(0.99.3debian9, 0.99.3debian10), libc-bin:amd64 (2.13-13, 2.13-14), python-
debian:amd64 (0.1.20, 0.1.21), libcupsppdc1:amd64 (1.4.7-1, 1.4.8-2),
libv4l-0:amd64 (0.8.5-1, 0.8.5-2), libmount1:amd64 (2.19.1-4, 2.19.1-5),
update-notifier:amd64 (0.99.3debian9, 0.99.3debian10), libblkid1:amd64
(2.19.1-4, 2.19.1-5), foomatic-db-engine:amd64 (4.0.7-2, 4.0.8-1),
libcupsimage2:amd64 (1.4.7-1, 1.4.8-2), libgtk-vnc-1.0-0:amd64 (0.4.3-4,
0.4.3-4.1), gir1.2-peas-1.0:amd64 (1.1.0-1, 1.1.1-1), libcupscgi1:amd64
(1.4.7-1, 1.4.8-2), python3.2-minimal:amd64 (3.2.1-1, 3.2.1-2),
libcupsdriver1:amd64 (1.4.7-1, 1.4.8-2), iso-codes:amd64 (3.27-1, 3.27.1-1),
cupsddk:amd64 (1.4.7-1, 1.4.8-2), locales-all:amd64 (2.13-13, 2.13-14), util-
linux:amd64 (2.19.1-4, 2.19.1-5), libpython2.6:amd64 (2.6.7-3, 2.6.7-4),
foomatic-filters:amd64 (4.0.7-1, 4.0.9-1), cups-client:amd64 (1.4.7-1,
1.4.8-2), transmission-gtk:amd64 (2.03-2, 2.03-2.1), texlive-latex-base:amd64
(2009-12, 2009-13), texlive-metapost-doc:amd64 (2009-12, 2009-13), texlive-
fonts-recommended:amd64 (2009-12, 2009-13), libpcre3:amd64 (8.12-3, 8.12-4),
libcpufreq0:amd64 (007-1, 007-2), gettext-base:amd64 (0.18.1.1-3, 0.18.1.1-4),
libass4:amd64 (0.9.12-1, 0.9.13-1), qt3-assistant:amd64 (3.3.8b-8, 3.3.8b-10),
ioquake3-server:amd64 (1.36+svn1946-4, 1.36+svn1946-5), python2.6:amd64
(2.6.7-3, 2.6.7-4), python2.7:amd64 (2.7.2-3, 2.7.2-4), libfreetype6:amd64
(2.4.4-2, 2.4.6-1), python3.2:amd64 (3.2.1-1, 3.2.1-2), texlive-generic-
recommended:amd64 (2009-12, 2009-13), gcc-4.5:amd64 (4.5.3-4, 4.5.3-5),
autopoint:amd64 (0.18.1.1-3, 0.18.1.1-4), texlive-latex-recommended:amd64
(2009-12, 2009-13), libc6-i386:amd64 (2.13-13, 2.13-14), libgtk-vnc-2.0-0:amd64
(0.4.3-4, 0.4.3-4.1), cups-ppdc:amd64 (1.4.7-1, 1.4.8-2), transmission-
common:amd64 (2.03-2, 2.03-2.1), libpcrecpp0:amd64 (8.12-3, 8.12-4), texlive-
latex-recommended-doc:amd64 (2009-12, 2009-13), python2.6-minimal:amd64
(2.6.7-3, 2.6.7-4), p7zip:amd64 (9.20.1~dfsg.1-2, 9.20.1~dfsg.1-3),
lib32asound2:amd64 (1.0.24.1-2, 1.0.24.1-3), gettext:amd64 (0.18.1.1-3,
0.18.1.1-4), texlive-latex-base-doc:amd64 (2009-12, 2009-13), locales:amd64
(2.13-13, 2.13-14), cups-common:amd64 (1.4.7-1, 1.4.8-2), openarena-
server:amd64 (0.8.5-9, 0.8.5-10), openarena:amd64 (0.8.5-9, 0.8.5-10),
libcups2:amd64 (1.4.7-1, 1.4.8-2), libpeas-common:amd64 (1.1.0-1, 1.1.1-1),
cpufrequtils:amd64 (007-1, 007-2), libmikmod2:amd64 (3.1.11-a-6.3,
3.1.11-a-6.4), bsdutils:amd64 (2.19.1-4, 2.19.1-5), multiarch-support:amd64
(2.13-13, 2.13-14), texlive-luatex:amd64 (2009-12, 2009-13), texlive-
metapost:amd64 (2009-12, 2009-13), python2.6-dev:amd64 (2.6.7-3, 2.6.7-4),
manpages:amd64 (3.28-1, 3.32-0.1), cups:amd64 (1.4.7-1, 1.4.8-2), texlive-
fonts-recommended-doc:amd64 (2009-12, 2009-13), libcups2-dev:amd64 (1.4.7-1,
1.4.8-2), libasound2:amd64 (1.0.24.1-2, 1.0.24.1-3), libfreetype6-dev:amd64
(2.4.4-2, 2.4.6-1), libmx-1.0-2:amd64 (1.2.0-1, 1.3.0-1), cups-bsd:amd64
(1.4.7-1, 1.4.8-2), libasm3-java:amd64 (3.2-4, 3.3.1-1), qt3-doc:amd64
(3.3.8b-8, 3.3.8b-10), uuid-dev:amd64 (2.19.1-4, 2.19.1-5), texlive-base:amd64
(2009-12, 2009-13), python-minimock:amd64 (1.2.6-1, 1.2.6-2), libc6-dbg:amd64
(2.13-13, 2.13-14), libuuid1:amd64 (2.19.1-4, 2.19.1-5), gcc-4.5-base:amd64
(4.5.3-4, 4.5.3-5), libc6-dev:amd64 (2.13-13, 2.13-14), xpdf:amd64 (3.02-20,
3.02-21), python2.7-minimal:amd64 (2.7.2-3, 2.7.2-4), libpeas-1.0-0:amd64
(1.1.0-1, 1.1.1-1), foomatic-db:amd64 (20110617-1, 20110803-1),
libgvnc-1.0-0:amd64 (0.4.3-4, 0.4.3-4.1), libpcre3-dev:amd64 (8.12-3, 8.12-4),
cpp-4.5:amd64 (4.5.3-4, 4.5.3-5), mount:amd64 (2.19.1-4, 2.19.1-5), texlive-
pictures:amd64 (2009-12, 2009-13), libqt3-mt:amd64 (3.3.8b-8, 3.3.8b-10),
manpages-dev:amd64 (3.28-1, 3.32-0.1), ioquake3:amd64 (1.36+svn1946-4,
1.36+svn1946-5), xmame-x:amd64 (0.143-2, 0.143-3), lib32v4l-0:amd64 (0.8.5-1,
0.8.5-2), libcupsmime1:amd64 (1.4.7-1, 1.4.8-2), libc-dev-bin:amd64 (2.13-13,
2.13-14), libvigraimpex3:amd64 (1.7.1+dfsg1-1, 1.7.1+dfsg1-2), libc6:amd64
(2.13-13, 2.13-14), binutils:amd64 (2.21.53.20110729-1, 2.21.53.20110805-1),
texlive-pictures-doc:amd64 (2009-12, 2009-13), p7zip-full:amd64
(9.20.1~dfsg.1-2, 9.20.1~dfsg.1-3), mame:amd64 (0.143-2, 0.143-3)
End-Date: 2011-08-06 16:58:41
Still, I'm wondering why this package was installed, as I don't seem to need
it. I found that:
Start-Date: 2011-04-25 12:33:45
Commandline: apt-get dist-upgrade
Install: locales-all:amd64 (2.11.2-13, automatic), lzma:amd64 (4.43-14,
automatic)
Upgrade: ca-certificates-java:amd64 (20100412, 20110421~nmu1)
End-Date: 2011-04-25 12:34:03
So, maybe this is rather a bug from ca-certificates-java? I don't really know.
Regards,
benjamin
-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 3.0.0-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.utf8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
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