Comment 34 for bug 850264

This is happening in 12.04. The instructions above do not work. Is there another way to fix this?

$ sudo dpkg -P libc6-dev
dpkg: dependency problems prevent removal of libc6-dev:
 ruby1.8-dev depends on libc6-dev.
 libfreetype6-dev depends on libc6-dev | libc-dev; however:
  Package libc6-dev is to be removed.
  Package libc-dev is not installed.
  Package libc6-dev which provides libc-dev is to be removed.
 libgnutls-dev depends on libc6-dev | libc-dev; however:
  Package libc6-dev is to be removed.
  Package libc-dev is not installed.
  Package libc6-dev which provides libc-dev is to be removed.
 liblircclient-dev depends on libc6-dev.
 libcdio-dev depends on libc6-dev | libc-dev; however:
  Package libc6-dev is to be removed.
  Package libc-dev is not installed.
  Package libc6-dev which provides libc-dev is to be removed.
 zlib1g-dev depends on libc6-dev | libc-dev; however:
  Package libc6-dev is to be removed.
  Package libc-dev is not installed.
  Package libc6-dev which provides libc-dev is to be removed.
 libtiff4-dev depends on libc6-dev | libc-dev; however:
  Package libc6-dev is to be removed.
  Package libc-dev is not installed.
  Package libc6-dev which provides libc-dev is to be removed.
 comerr-dev depends on libc6-dev | libc-dev; however:
  Package libc6-dev is to be removed.
  Package libc-dev is not installed.
  Package libc6-dev which provides libc-dev is to be removed.
 build-essential depends on libc6-dev | libc-dev; however:
  Package libc6-dev is to be removed.
  Package libc-dev is not installed.
  Package libc6-dev which provides libc-dev is to be removed.
 libcdio-cdda-dev depends on libc6-dev | libc-dev; however:
  Package libc6-dev is to be removed.
  Package libc-dev is not installed.
  Package libc6-dev which provides libc-dev is to be removed.
 libcurl4-gnutls-dev depends on libc6-dev | libc-dev; however:
  Package libc6-dev is to be removed.
  Package libc-dev is not installed.
  Package libc6-dev which provides libc-dev is to be removed.
 nvidia-current depends on libc6-dev.
 libc6-dev-i386 depends on libc6-dev (= 2.13-20ubuntu5.1).
 libxft-dev depends on libc6-dev | libc-dev; however:
  Package libc6-dev is to be removed.
  Package libc-dev is not installed.
  Package libc6-dev which provides libc-dev is to be removed.
 libslang2-dev depends on libc6-dev | libc-dev; however:
  Package libc6-dev is to be removed.
  Package libc-dev is not installed.
  Package libc6-dev which provides libc-dev is to be removed.
 libimlib2-dev depends on libc6-dev.
 libstdc++6-4.6-dev depends on libc6-dev (>= 2.13-0ubuntu6).
 libasound2-dev depends on libc6-dev | libc-dev; however:
  Package libc6-dev is to be removed.
  Package libc-dev is not installed.
  Package libc6-dev which provides libc-dev is to be removed.
 libaudiofile-dev depends on libc6-dev.
 lsb-core depends on libc6-dev | libc-dev; however:
  Package libc6-dev is to be removed.
  Package libc-dev is not installed.
  Package libc6-dev which provides libc-dev is to be removed.
 libgcrypt11-dev depends on libc6-dev | libc-dev; however:
  Package libc6-dev is to be removed.
  Package libc-dev is not installed.
  Package libc6-dev which provides libc-dev is to be removed.
 libexpat1-dev depends on libc6-dev | libc-dev; however:
  Package libc6-dev is to be removed.
  Package libc-dev is not installed.
  Package libc6-dev which provides libc-dev is to be removed.
 libexif-dev depends on libc6-dev.
 libshout3-dev depends on libc6-dev.
 libstdc++6-4.5-dev depends on libc6-dev (>= 2.13-0ubuntu6).
 libtool depends on libc6-dev | libc-dev; however:
  Package libc6-dev is to be removed.
  Package libc-dev is not installed.
  Package libc6-dev which provides libc-dev is to be removed.
 libusb-dev depends on libc6-dev | libc-dev; however:
  Package libc6-dev is to be removed.
  Package libc-dev is not installed.
  Package libc6-dev which provides libc-dev is to be removed.
 libfreetype6-dev depends on libc6-dev | libc-dev; however:
  Package libc6-dev is to be removed.
  Package libc-dev is not installed.
  Package libc6-dev which provides libc-dev is to be removed.
 libgnutls-dev depends on libc6-dev | libc-dev; however:
  Package libc6-dev is to be removed.
  Package libc-dev is not installed.
  Package libc6-dev which provides libc-dev is to be removed.
 libcdio-dev depends on libc6-dev | libc-dev; however:
  Package libc6-dev is to be removed.
  Package libc-dev is not installed.
  Package libc6-dev which provides libc-dev is to be removed.
 zlib1g-dev depends on libc6-dev | libc-dev; however:
  Package libc6-dev is to be removed.
  Package libc-dev is not installed.
  Package libc6-dev which provides libc-dev is to be removed.
 libtiff4-dev depends on libc6-dev | libc-dev; however:
  Package libc6-dev is to be removed.
  Package libc-dev is not installed.
  Package libc6-dev which provides libc-dev is to be removed.
 comerr-dev depends on libc6-dev | libc-dev; however:
  Package libc6-dev is to be removed.
  Package libc-dev is not installed.
  Package libc6-dev which provides libc-dev is to be removed.
 build-essential depends on libc6-dev | libc-dev; however:
  Package libc6-dev is to be removed.
  Package libc-dev is not installed.
  Package libc6-dev which provides libc-dev is to be removed.
 libcdio-cdda-dev depends on libc6-dev | libc-dev; however:
  Package libc6-dev is to be removed.
  Package libc-dev is not installed.
  Package libc6-dev which provides libc-dev is to be removed.
 libcurl4-gnutls-dev depends on libc6-dev | libc-dev; however:
  Package libc6-dev is to be removed.
  Package libc-dev is not installed.
  Package libc6-dev which provides libc-dev is to be removed.
 libxft-dev depends on libc6-dev | libc-dev; however:
  Package libc6-dev is to be removed.
  Package libc-dev is not installed.
  Package libc6-dev which provides libc-dev is to be removed.
 libjpeg62-dev depends on libc-dev; however:
  Package libc-dev is not installed.
  Package libc6-dev which provides libc-dev is to be removed.
 libslang2-dev depends on libc6-dev | libc-dev; however:
  Package libc6-dev is to be removed.
  Package libc-dev is not installed.
  Package libc6-dev which provides libc-dev is to be removed.
 libncurses5-dev depends on libc-dev; however:
  Package libc-dev is not installed.
  Package libc6-dev which provides libc-dev is to be removed.
 libasound2-dev depends on libc6-dev | libc-dev; however:
  Package libc6-dev is to be removed.
  Package libc-dev is not installed.
  Package libc6-dev which provides libc-dev is to be removed.
 lsb-core depends on libc6-dev | libc-dev; however:
  Package libc6-dev is to be removed.
  Package libc-dev is not installed.
  Package libc6-dev which provides libc-dev is to be removed.
 libgcrypt11-dev depends on libc6-dev | libc-dev; however:
  Package libc6-dev is to be removed.
  Package libc-dev is not installed.
  Package libc6-dev which provides libc-dev is to be removed.
 libexpat1-dev depends on libc6-dev | libc-dev; however:
  Package libc6-dev is to be removed.
  Package libc-dev is not installed.
  Package libc6-dev which provides libc-dev is to be removed.
 libtool depends on libc6-dev | libc-dev; however:
  Package libc6-dev is to be removed.
  Package libc-dev is not installed.
  Package libc6-dev which provides libc-dev is to be removed.
 libusb-dev depends on libc6-dev | libc-dev; however:
  Package libc6-dev is to be removed.
  Package libc-dev is not installed.
  Package libc6-dev which provides libc-dev is to be removed.
 libgphoto2-2-dev depends on libc-dev; however:
  Package libc-dev is not installed.
  Package libc6-dev which provides libc-dev is to be removed.
dpkg: error processing libc6-dev (--purge):
 dependency problems - not removing
Errors were encountered while processing:
 libc6-dev