Ubuntu
glibc package

libc6 fail to install

Bug #201667 reported by Mike Basinger
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glibc (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

The libc6 upgrades for 12-March-2008 (20:00 UTC-7) for Hardy Alpha 6 failed corrupting my entire Hardy install.

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Tyler Willingham (tyler-ubuntu) wrote :

couldfirmed - sudo and terminals are crashing. i386.

Changed in glibc:
status: New → Confirmed
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thecure (keith-k) wrote :

Confirmed for this AM. Can't get into recovery mode or any other kernel. Completely hosed.

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thecure (keith-k) wrote :

Forgot to mention. Hardy 64 bit version. Guess it's time for reinstall.

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Bart Verwilst (verwilst) wrote :

Reinstall might not be the only option..
Booting with a rescue cd, and executing chroot /mnt dpkg -i libc6_2.7-5ubuntu2_i386.deb ( as mentioned in the bugreport which this one is a duplicate of ) should work fine!

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