Re: [WARNING] libc6 upgrade from 2.17.97 to 2.18.1 (unstable) fails -now segfaults on apt-get etc.

[Robin <rc.rattusrattus@gmail.com>]

On 22 February 2014 01:52, Robin <rc.rattusrattus@gmail.com> wrote:
> **This of course may apply only to my PC but just in case it is not**:
>
> Just done dist-upgrade 01:30 22/02/2014 and upgrade fails whilst
> updating libc6. Applications that were open are still functioning but
> everything else segfaults.
> Looks like a reinstall
>
> --
> rob

Fix information:

Aurelien Jarno wrote:


For already broken systems like yours, here is a procedure to fix it. On
a rescue system, change to the root directory of the system to be fixed.
- make sure ldconfig won't be run anymore:
    ln -sf /bin/true lib/ldconfig
- point the symlink to the correct libc version:
    ln -sf /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdl-2.18.so lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2
  note that the version 2.18 might have to be adjusted depending on the
  libc currently installed on your system

Then reboot on the system and run the following commands:
- remove libc6-amd64:
    apt-get remove libc6-amd64
- reinstall and/or upgrade at least libc6 and libc-bin:
    apt-get --reinstall libc6 libc-bin

Bug#739734


-- 
rob