Ubuntu
checkinstall package

checkinstall makes the computer unbootable

Bug #1843937 reported by Torsten Bronger
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checkinstall (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

checkinstall may damage the whole system to a degree that it would not boot anymore. Instead, a kernel panic occurs at every boot. Steps to reproduce:

1. Install Ubuntu 19.04 in a VirtualBox.
2. Execute the attached script with sudo.

The script will fail at checkinstall and return to the command line. On the command line, most programs cannot be found anymore (e.g. “ls”). A reboot ends in a kernel panic.

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Torsten Bronger (bronger) wrote :
description: updated
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in checkinstall (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Illia Ostapyshyn (iostapyshyn) wrote :

Just experienced the same problem also while installing emacs (2a0a368ddcd9b4eed067ddc114f3fb18b13bbe14) with sudo checkinstall --fstrans=no.

The issue is that /lib -> usr/lib symlink is being replaced with a directory.

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Torsten Bronger (bronger) wrote :

Which version of Ubuntu did you use?

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