Bug#994042: libc6: debconf text fallback failed to accept input, had to be killed leading to broken dist-upgrade
control: severity -1 serious
On 2021-09-10 16:02, Neil Williams wrote:
> Package: libc6
> Version: 2.31-13
> Severity: normal
> X-Debbugs-Cc: codehelp@debian.org
>
> This is related to #984533 - in my case, there was no effect on the initramfs.
>
> I am attaching the section of the apt log. (gzipped)
> I am also attaching the dpkg -l output for the package list (after upgrade).
>
> The apt log includes the details of the --purge autoremove operation I completed
> after a reboot, so those packages were also installed on buster too.
>
> This was an upgrade from buster to bullseye.
> apt upgrade worked fine (first part of the log).
>
> When dist-upgrade started, I got:
[snip]
> No matter what I typed to the Do you want to upgrade prompt, the process did not continue.
> I needed to open a terminal tab, find the preinst process & kill it.
Not being able to perform the upgrade without having to kill the preinst
process from another tab (and having the skills do so) looks a serious
issue to me. I am therefore upgrading the severity.
Regards,
Aurelien
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