package libc6 2.15-0ubuntu10.5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Juan Peleteiro]

electricity went down

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: libc6 2.15-0ubuntu10.5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-29.42~precise1-generic 3.8.13.5
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-29-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu13
AptOrdering:
 libc6: Install
 libc6: Configure
 checkbox-qt: Configure
 libc6-dev: Configure
 ubuntu-desktop: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Feb 19 14:07:21 2014
Df:
 Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
 /dev/sda6 48392524 24082208 21845448 53% /
 sysfs 48392524 24082208 21845448 53% /sys
 udev 439708 4 439704 1% /dev
DuplicateSignature: package:libc6:2.15-0ubuntu10.5:subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-01-23 (28 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20130820.1)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: eglibc
Title: package libc6 2.15-0ubuntu10.5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[dino99 (9d9)]

This is no more a supported version now