apt fails to upgrade, Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string

Bug #1170930 reported by Giorgos Akrivas
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eglibc (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

update-manager fails and instructs me to run apt-get install -f

sudo apt-get install -f

returns:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libaccounts-qt5-1 libdee-qt5-3 libqt5graphicaleffects5 libqt5network5
  libqt5qml5 libqt5quick5 libqt5svg5 libqt5v8-5 libqt5xml5 libsignon-qt5-1
  qtdeclarative5-accounts-plugin qtdeclarative5-friends-plugin
  qtdeclarative5-qtquick2-plugin qtdeclarative5-ubuntu-ui-toolkit-plugin
  ubuntu-ui-toolkit-theme
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
  evolution libc6 libc6:i386 linux-image-3.8.0-19-generic opera
Suggested packages:
  evolution-exchange evolution-dbg evolution-plugins-experimental glibc-doc
  glibc-doc:i386 locales:i386 fdutils linux-doc-3.8.0 linux-source-3.8.0
  linux-tools
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  linux-image-3.8.0-19-generic
The following packages will be upgraded:
  evolution libc6 libc6:i386 opera
4 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
33 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/34,9 MB of archives.
After this operation, 33,7 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/File.pm line 44, <DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 3.
Use of uninitialized value in -e at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/File.pm line 46, <DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 3.
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/File.pm line 47, <DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 3.
Use of uninitialized value $directory in -d at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/File.pm line 48, <DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 3.
Use of uninitialized value $directory in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/File.pm line 49, <DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 3.
debconf: DbDriver "config": mkdir :No such file or directory
(Reading database ... 658196 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace libc6:amd64 2.17-0ubuntu4 (using .../libc6_2.17-0ubuntu5_amd64.deb) ...
De-configuring libc6:i386 ...
Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/File.pm line 44, <DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 3.
Use of uninitialized value in -e at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/File.pm line 46, <DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 3.
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/File.pm line 47, <DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 3.
Use of uninitialized value $directory in -d at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/File.pm line 48, <DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 3.
Use of uninitialized value $directory in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/File.pm line 49, <DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 3.
debconf: DbDriver "config": mkdir :No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.17-0ubuntu5_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                              Preparing to replace libc6:i386 2.17-0ubuntu4 (using .../libc6_2.17-0ubuntu5_i386.deb) ...
De-configuring libc6:amd64 ...
Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/File.pm line 44, <DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 3.
Use of uninitialized value in -e at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/File.pm line 46, <DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 3.
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/File.pm line 47, <DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 3.
Use of uninitialized value $directory in -d at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/File.pm line 48, <DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 3.
Use of uninitialized value $directory in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/File.pm line 49, <DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 3.
debconf: DbDriver "config": mkdir :No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.17-0ubuntu5_i386.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                              Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.17-0ubuntu5_amd64.deb
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.17-0ubuntu5_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: libc6-i386 2.17-0ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-13.23-generic 3.8.3
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-13-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Apr 20 15:01:39 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-11-01 (535 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: eglibc
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-03-21 (29 days ago)

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Giorgos Akrivas (gakrivas-gmail) wrote :
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mike-e (mikerev) wrote :

Bump

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dino99 (9d9) wrote :

This is no more a supported version now

Changed in eglibc (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
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