[intrepid] upgrading libc6 left my computer in a broken state

[Alexander Rødseth]

--- What I did / how to reproduce ---
I was just upgrading my packages with Synaptic.

--- What happened ---
libc6 was left in a half-installed state and I was told to run "dpkg --configure -a".
When running "dpkg --configure -a", ldconfig segfaulted and my system was left with a broken libc.
Not even "ls" worked.
It was much pain to bring the system to a workable state again, since I had to download the intrepid .iso and
burn it using the broken computer (and that's not easy when you can only boot from CD's, so I ended up
moving one of the harddrives to another computer).
Then I just copied over all files belonging to the libc6 package from the CD to the harddrive and finally got it up and running again.

Right now, ldconfig still segfaults and "dpkg --configure -a" is impossible to please.

--- Expected results ---
The package should upgrade without a hitch and preferably not leave the system in a broken state.

--- Here's /etc/lsb-release ---
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=8.10
DISTRIB_CODENAME=intrepid
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu intrepid (development branch)"

--- Here are the last lines from dpkg.log ---
2008-08-29 01:12:04 trigproc libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:12:04 status half-configured libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:39:41 startup packages configure
2008-08-29 01:39:41 configure libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:39:41 status half-configured libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:39:43 status installed libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:39:43 status triggers-pending libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:39:43 trigproc libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:39:43 status half-configured libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:39:46 startup packages configure
2008-08-29 01:39:46 configure libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:39:46 status half-configured libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:39:47 status installed libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:39:47 status triggers-pending libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:39:47 trigproc libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:39:47 status half-configured libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:39:49 startup packages configure
2008-08-29 01:39:49 configure libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:39:49 status half-configured libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:39:51 status installed libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:39:51 status triggers-pending libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:39:51 trigproc libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:39:51 status half-configured libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:40:06 startup packages configure
2008-08-29 01:40:06 configure libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:40:06 status half-configured libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:40:08 status installed libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:40:08 status triggers-pending libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:40:08 trigproc libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:40:08 status half-configured libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:45:58 startup packages configure
2008-08-29 01:45:58 configure libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:45:58 status half-configured libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:46:00 status installed libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:46:00 status triggers-pending libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:46:00 trigproc libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:46:00 status half-configured libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:51:27 startup packages configure
2008-08-29 01:51:27 configure libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:51:27 status half-configured libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:51:28 status installed libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:51:28 status triggers-pending libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:51:28 trigproc libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:51:28 status half-configured libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:53:20 startup archives install
2008-08-29 01:53:22 startup archives install
2008-08-29 01:53:34 upgrade libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:53:34 status half-configured libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:53:34 status unpacked libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:53:34 status half-installed libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:53:34 status triggers-pending man-db 2.5.2-2
2008-08-29 01:53:34 status half-installed libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:53:35 status half-installed libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:53:35 status unpacked libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:53:35 status unpacked libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:53:35 configure libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:53:35 status unpacked libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:53:35 status unpacked libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:53:35 status unpacked libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:53:35 status unpacked libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:53:35 status unpacked libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:53:35 status unpacked libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:53:35 status half-configured libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:53:36 status triggers-awaited libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:53:36 status triggers-awaited libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:53:36 trigproc man-db 2.5.2-2 2.5.2-2
2008-08-29 01:53:36 status half-configured man-db 2.5.2-2
2008-08-29 01:53:36 status triggers-pending libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:53:38 status installed man-db 2.5.2-2
2008-08-29 01:53:38 trigproc libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:53:38 status half-configured libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:55:09 startup archives install
2008-08-29 01:55:10 upgrade libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6 2.7-10ubuntu3
2008-08-29 01:55:10 status half-configured libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:55:10 status unpacked libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:55:10 status half-installed libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:55:10 status triggers-pending man-db 2.5.2-2
2008-08-29 01:55:10 status half-installed libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:55:10 status half-installed libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-29 01:55:10 status unpacked libc6 2.7-10ubuntu3
2008-08-29 01:55:10 status unpacked libc6 2.7-10ubuntu3
2008-08-29 01:55:10 configure libc6 2.7-10ubuntu3 2.7-10ubuntu3
2008-08-29 01:55:10 status unpacked libc6 2.7-10ubuntu3
2008-08-29 01:55:10 status unpacked libc6 2.7-10ubuntu3
2008-08-29 01:55:10 status unpacked libc6 2.7-10ubuntu3
2008-08-29 01:55:10 status unpacked libc6 2.7-10ubuntu3
2008-08-29 01:55:10 status unpacked libc6 2.7-10ubuntu3
2008-08-29 01:55:10 status unpacked libc6 2.7-10ubuntu3
2008-08-29 01:55:10 status half-configured libc6 2.7-10ubuntu3
2008-08-29 01:55:12 trigproc man-db 2.5.2-2 2.5.2-2
2008-08-29 01:55:12 status half-configured man-db 2.5.2-2
2008-08-29 01:55:12 status installed man-db 2.5.2-2
2008-08-30 17:16:09 startup archives unpack
2008-08-30 17:16:21 upgrade libgomp1 4.3.2-0ubuntu1 4.3.2-0ubuntu2
2008-08-30 17:16:21 status half-configured libgomp1 4.3.2-0ubuntu1
2008-08-30 17:16:21 status unpacked libgomp1 4.3.2-0ubuntu1
2008-08-30 17:16:21 status half-installed libgomp1 4.3.2-0ubuntu1
2008-08-30 17:16:21 status half-installed libgomp1 4.3.2-0ubuntu1
2008-08-30 17:16:21 status unpacked libgomp1 4.3.2-0ubuntu2
2008-08-30 17:16:21 status unpacked libgomp1 4.3.2-0ubuntu2
2008-08-30 17:16:21 upgrade lib32stdc++6 4.3.2-0ubuntu1 4.3.2-0ubuntu2
2008-08-30 17:16:21 status half-configured lib32stdc++6 4.3.2-0ubuntu1
2008-08-30 17:16:21 status unpacked lib32stdc++6 4.3.2-0ubuntu1
2008-08-30 17:16:21 status half-installed lib32stdc++6 4.3.2-0ubuntu1
2008-08-30 17:16:21 status half-installed lib32stdc++6 4.3.2-0ubuntu1
2008-08-30 17:16:21 status unpacked lib32stdc++6 4.3.2-0ubuntu2
2008-08-30 17:16:21 status unpacked lib32stdc++6 4.3.2-0ubuntu2
2008-08-30 17:16:22 upgrade libc6 2.7-10ubuntu3 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-30 17:16:22 status half-configured libc6 2.7-10ubuntu3
2008-08-30 17:16:22 status unpacked libc6 2.7-10ubuntu3
2008-08-30 17:16:22 status half-installed libc6 2.7-10ubuntu3
2008-08-30 17:16:24 status triggers-pending man-db 2.5.2-2
2008-08-30 17:16:24 status half-installed libc6 2.7-10ubuntu3
2008-08-30 17:16:24 status half-installed libc6 2.7-10ubuntu3
2008-08-30 17:16:24 status unpacked libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-30 17:16:24 status unpacked libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-30 17:16:24 trigproc man-db 2.5.2-2 2.5.2-2
2008-08-30 17:16:24 status half-configured man-db 2.5.2-2
2008-08-30 17:16:25 status installed man-db 2.5.2-2
2008-08-30 17:16:26 startup packages configure
2008-08-30 17:16:26 configure libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-30 17:16:26 status unpacked libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-30 17:16:26 status unpacked libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-30 17:16:26 status unpacked libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-30 17:16:26 status unpacked libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-30 17:16:26 status unpacked libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-30 17:16:26 status unpacked libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-30 17:16:26 status half-configured libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-30 17:16:28 status installed libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-30 17:16:28 status triggers-pending libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-30 17:16:28 trigproc libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-30 17:16:28 status half-configured libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-30 17:16:30 startup packages configure
2008-08-30 17:16:30 configure libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-30 17:16:30 status half-configured libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-30 17:16:33 status installed libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-30 17:16:33 status triggers-pending libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-30 17:16:33 trigproc libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-30 17:16:33 status half-configured libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-30 17:17:04 startup packages configure
2008-08-30 17:17:04 configure libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-30 17:17:04 status half-configured libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-30 17:17:06 status installed libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-30 17:17:06 status triggers-pending libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-30 17:17:06 trigproc libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6
2008-08-30 17:17:06 status half-configured libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6

--- Here's the entire /var/log/apport.log: ---
apport (pid 8532) Sat Aug 30 17:17:06 2008: called for pid 8531, signal 11
apport (pid 8532) Sat Aug 30 17:17:06 2008: executable: /sbin/ldconfig.real (command line "/sbin/ldconfig.real")
apport (pid 8532) Sat Aug 30 17:17:06 2008: apport: report /var/crash/_sbin_ldconfig.real.0.crash already exists and unseen, doing nothing to avoid disk usage DoS

--- Here are the last lines from /var/log/messages ---
Aug 30 17:16:28 linzap klogd: [ 327.208002] ldconfig.real[7766]: segfault at 7f0e94e36819 ip 000000000041d2d0 sp 00007fffe429bc58 error 4 in ldconfig.real[400000+bd000]
Aug 30 17:16:33 linzap klogd: [ 331.851229] ldconfig.real[8379]: segfault at 7f80fb028819 ip 000000000041d2d0 sp 00007fff4a48de58 error 4 in ldconfig.real[400000+bd000]
Aug 30 17:17:06 linzap klogd: [ 365.108502] ldconfig.real[8531]: segfault at 7f19abfad819 ip 000000000041d2d0 sp 00007ffffb414df8 error 4 in ldconfig.real[400000+bd000]
Aug 30 17:18:51 linzap syslogd 1.5.0#2ubuntu5: restart.
Aug 30 17:31:17 linzap -- MARK --

--- Here are the last lines from /var/log/apt/term.log ---
Ingen omdirigering «diversion of /usr/lib/ldscripts/sun4.xu to /usr/lib/ldscripts/sun4.xu.single by binutils-multiarch», ingenting fjernet
Ingen omdirigering «diversion of /usr/lib/libbfd-2.9.1.0.15.so.0.0.0 to /usr/lib/libbfd-single-2.9.1.0.15.so.0.0.0 by binutils-multiarch», ingenting fjernet
Ingen omdirigering «diversion of /usr/lib/libopcodes-2.9.1.0.15.so.0.0.0 to /usr/lib/libopcodes-single-2.9.1.0.15.so.0.0.0 by binutils-multiarch», ingenting fjernet
Ingen omdirigering «diversion of /usr/lib/libbfd.la to /usr/lib/libbfd-single.la by binutils-multiarch», ingenting fjernet
Ingen omdirigering «diversion of /usr/lib/libopcodes.la to /usr/lib/libopcodes-single.la by binutils-multiarch», ingenting fjernet
Ingen omdirigering «diversion of /usr/include/bfd.h to /usr/include/bfd.single.h by binutils-multiarch», ingenting fjernet
Ingen omdirigering «diversion of /usr/lib/ldscripts to /usr/lib/ldscripts.single by binutils-multiarch», ingenting fjernet
Velger den tidligere fravalgte pakken libdebian-dpkgcross-perl.
Pakker ut libdebian-dpkgcross-perl (fra .../libdebian-dpkgcross-perl_2.2.4_all.deb) ...
Velger den tidligere fravalgte pakken dpkg-cross.
Pakker ut dpkg-cross (fra .../dpkg-cross_2.2.4_all.deb) ...
Behandler utløsere for man-db ...
Setter opp libconfig-inifiles-perl (2.39-5) ...
Setter opp libyaml-perl (0.66-1) ...
Setter opp libconfig-auto-perl (0.20-2) ...
Setter opp libfile-homedir-perl (0.64-1.1) ...
Setter opp binutils-multiarch (2.18.50.20080814-0ubuntu1) ...

Setter opp libdebian-dpkgcross-perl (2.2.4) ...
Setter opp dpkg-cross (2.2.4) ...

Behandler utløsere for libc6 ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
Log ended: 2008-08-29 00:56:16

Log started: 2008-08-30 17:16:09
(Leser database ... 233354 filer og kataloger er installerte.)
Gjør klar til å bytte ut libgomp1 4.3.2-0ubuntu1 (ved bruk av .../libgomp1_4.3.2-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb) ...
Pakker ut erstatningen libgomp1 ...
Gjør klar til å bytte ut lib32stdc++6 4.3.2-0ubuntu1 (ved bruk av .../lib32stdc++6_4.3.2-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb) ...
Pakker ut erstatningen lib32stdc++6 ...
Gjør klar til å bytte ut libc6 2.7-10ubuntu3 (ved bruk av .../libc6_2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6_amd64.deb) ...
Pakker ut erstatningen libc6 ...
Behandler utløsere for man-db ...
Setter opp libc6 (2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6) ...

Behandler utløsere for libc6 ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
dpkg: underprosessen post-installation script returnerte feilstatus 139
Log ended: 2008-08-30 17:16:30

--- Here's what dpkg --configure -a looks like ---
dpkg: Kravproblem hindrer oppsettet av lib32stdc++6:
 lib32stdc++6 krever gcc-4.3-base (= 4.3.2-0ubuntu2). Men:
  Versjon av gcc-4.3-base på systemet er 4.3.2-0ubuntu1.
dpkg: Feil ved behandling av lib32stdc++6 (--configure):
 kravproblem - setter ikke opp pakken
Setter opp libc6 (2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6) ...

dpkg: Kravproblem hindrer oppsettet av libgomp1:
 libgomp1 krever gcc-4.3-base (= 4.3.2-0ubuntu2). Men:
  Versjon av gcc-4.3-base på systemet er 4.3.2-0ubuntu1.
dpkg: Feil ved behandling av libgomp1 (--configure):
 kravproblem - setter ikke opp pakken
Behandler utløsere for libc6 ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
dpkg: underprosessen post-installation script returnerte feilstatus 139

[Alexander Rødseth (alexanro)]

I tried upgrading libc6 again. Here's the console output.

Forhåndsoppsetter pakker ...
Can't exec "/tmp/libc6.config.134611": Permission denied at /usr/share/perl/5.10/IPC/Open3.pm line 168.
open2: exec of /tmp/libc6.config.134611 configure 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6 failed at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/ConfModule.pm line 59
forhåndsoppsettet av libc6 mislyktes med avslutningsstatus 255
(Leser database ... 211261 filer og kataloger er installerte.)
Gjør klar til å bytte ut libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6 (ved bruk av .../libc6_2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6_amd64.deb) ...
Pakker ut erstatningen libc6 ...
Behandler utløsere for man-db ...
Setter opp libc6 (2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6) ...

Behandler utløsere for libc6 ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
dpkg: underprosessen post-installation script returnerte feilstatus 139
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
Setter opp libc6 (2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6) ...

Behandler utløsere for libc6 ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
dpkg: underprosessen post-installation script returnerte feilstatus 139

[Alexander Rødseth (alexanro)]

Here's more:

% LC_ALL=C sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up libc6 (2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6) ...

Processing triggers for libc6 ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
dpkg: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 139

% LC_ALL=C sudo dpkg -i libc6_2.8\~20080505-0ubuntu6_amd64.deb
(Reading database ... 211261 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6 (using libc6_2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6_amd64.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libc6 ...
Setting up libc6 (2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6) ...

Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for libc6 ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
dpkg: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 139
%

[Alexander Rødseth (alexanro)]

I also tried downgrading libc6, but there doesn't seem to be any feasible way to do that without jumping through hoops:

libc6_2.7-10ubuntu3_amd64.deb 100% 4643KB 51.6KB/s 01:30
libc6-dev_2.7-10ubuntu3_amd64.deb 100% 2479KB 38.1KB/s 01:05
libc6-i386_2.7-10ubuntu3_amd64.deb 100% 3612KB 49.5KB/s 01:13

% sudo dpkg -i libc6*
(Leser database ... 211261 filer og kataloger er installerte.)
Gjør klar til å bytte ut libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6 (ved bruk av libc6_2.7-10ubuntu3_amd64.deb) ...
Pakker ut erstatningen libc6 ...
dpkg: /lib/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.8' not found (required by dpkg)
dpkg - Advarsel: Nedgraderer libc6-dev fra 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6 til 2.7-10ubuntu3.
Gjør klar til å bytte ut libc6-dev 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6 (ved bruk av libc6-dev_2.7-10ubuntu3_amd64.deb) ...
Pakker ut erstatningen libc6-dev ...
dpkg - Advarsel: Nedgraderer libc6-i386 fra 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6 til 2.7-10ubuntu3.
Gjør klar til å bytte ut libc6-i386 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu6 (ved bruk av libc6-i386_2.7-10ubuntu3_amd64.deb) ...
Pakker ut erstatningen libc6-i386 ...
Setter opp libc6 (2.7-10ubuntu3) ...
Installerer ny versjon av oppsettsfila /etc/gai.conf ...
dpkg: /lib/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.8' not found (required by dpkg)
dpkg: /lib/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.8' not found (required by dpkg)
dpkg: /lib/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.8' not found (required by dpkg)
stat: /lib/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.8' not found (required by /lib/libselinux.so.1)
dpkg: /lib/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.8' not found (required by dpkg)
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
dpkg: Feil ved behandling av libc6 (--install):
 underprosessen post-installation script returnerte feilstatus 139
dpkg: Kravproblem hindrer oppsettet av libc6-dev:
 libc6-dev krever libc6 (= 2.7-10ubuntu3). Men:
  Pakke libc6 er ikke satt opp enda.
dpkg: Feil ved behandling av libc6-dev (--install):
 kravproblem - setter ikke opp pakken
dpkg: Kravproblem hindrer oppsettet av libc6-i386:
 libc6-i386 krever libc6 (= 2.7-10ubuntu3). Men:
  Pakke libc6 er ikke satt opp enda.
dpkg: Feil ved behandling av libc6-i386 (--install):
 kravproblem - setter ikke opp pakken
Behandler utløsere for man-db ...
/usr/bin/mandb: /lib/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.8' not found (required by /usr/bin/mandb)
Det oppsto feil ved behandling av:
 libc6
 libc6-dev
 libc6-i386

[Matthias Klose (doko)]

this does look unrelated to glibc.