Ubuntu
update-manager package

Debconf prompt "Configuring libc6" when upgrading from 13.10 to Trusty

Bug #1290761 reported by Matthew Paul Thomas on 2014-03-11

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #1298281: prompt to restart services in text mode during an upgrade in graphic mode. Edit Remove

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	update-manager (Ubuntu)	New	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

1. Install Ubuntu 13.10.
2. At a terminal, enter "update-manager -cd" to trigger an upgrade to Trusty.
3. At the prompt, choose "Upgrade", and follow the steps.

What happens: A "Debconf" prompt appears with the header "Configuring libc6", listing "Services to restart for GNU libc library upgrade", and containing only a "Forward" button.

What should happen: No Debconf prompt ever appears during an Ubuntu upgrade.

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Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) wrote on 2014-03-11:

screenshot of the problem Edit (62.8 KiB, image/png)

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Iain Lane (laney) wrote on 2014-03-11:

What does `debconf-show libc6' say?

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Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) wrote on 2014-03-12:

😌 10:13:49@~> debconf-show libc6
debconf: DbDriver "passwords" warning: could not open /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat: Permission denied
  libraries/restart-without-asking: false
* glibc/restart-services: spamassassin rsync postfix cups cron atd
  glibc/upgrade: true
  glibc/restart-failed:
* glibc/disable-screensaver:

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote on 2014-04-11:

eglibc (2.19-0ubuntu4) trusty; urgency=low

  * debian/debhelper.in/libc.preinst:
    - do not show glibc/restart-services question when the system
      is uprading via the desktop session (LP: #1298281)
-- Michael Vogt <email address hidden> Wed, 09 Apr 2014 11:33:31 +0200