package update-manager failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: SystemError in cache.commit(): E:I wasn't able to locate file for the libc6 package. This might mean you need to manually fix this package.

[paozinho]

Binary package hint: update-manager

Partial Upgrade

ProblemType: Package
Date: Fri Jun 22 02:11:08 2007
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: SystemError in cache.commit(): E:I wasn't able to locate file for the libc6 package. This might mean you need to manually fix this package.

Package: update-manager
SourcePackage: update-manager

[Amir Eldor (amireldor)]

hmm,
did u play around with the libc6 package? or any peculiar system package? or this error just popped up by itself our of nowhere?

[Amir Eldor (amireldor)]

Thank you for the bug report, but I'll have to close it if you don't provide a few more details on how to reproduce it..
If we fail to reproduce the bug, there's a really low chance of actually fixing it, and thus the bug should be closed.

[paozinho (paonoforno)]

I Can't say how can reproduce that cause it just pop up.

[Amir Eldor (amireldor)]

Well, what distribution are you using? feisty? did you do anything that might have caused anything to libc6? any information would be great

[paozinho (paonoforno)]

Gutsy Gibbon...

I Finish install the Gutsy on LIVE CD and reboot on the Hard Disk. He said have software updates and I click to update, then this happened.

PS: If you speak portuguese, its better to me. My original langue is Porutuguese of Brazil.

Thank you.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for update-manager (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

[lukisi (luca-dionisi)]

I had the same issue.
Installed the beta release of gutsy from live cd.
Went for updates (partial upgrade) as it was suggested.
After downloading the error showed up.

[arta (art-synlabs)]

I also experienced the same issue as lukisi. New install of gutsy from live cd to hard drive. This was the first attempt to upgrade the system.

[wasim2050 (mukadam-wasim)]

I decided to install the upgrades so I start by clicking the orange icon and it says to do a partial upgrade so after downloading all the upgrades I get this error package "update-manager failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: SystemError in cache.commit(): E:I wasn't able to locate file for the libc6 package. This might mean you need to manually fix this package."

[Michael Vogt (mvo)]

Reopening on the grounds that a coupel of people get this error.

Does the error go away if you click on "check" and then install again?

[lukisi (luca-dionisi)]

Yes, the error goes away the very next time I do un update.
Also, with Ubuntu 7.10 RC and a fresh install I did not
experience the same issue.
It works for me.
Thanx

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

we're closing this report due to the latest comment and no recent duplicate has been seen. Don't hesitate to submit any new bug.