apt-get install -f failed ambiguous libc6 i386/amd64
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| eglibc (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
1) lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS
Release: 12.04
2) apt-cache policy libc6
libc6:
Installed: 2.15-0ubuntu10.9
Candidate: 2.15-0ubuntu10.10
Version table:
2.
500 http://
500 http://
*** 2.15-0ubuntu10.9 0
100 /var/lib/
2.15-0ubuntu10 0
500 http://
=======
apt-cache policy libc6:i386
libc6:i386:
Installed: 2.15-0ubuntu10.9
Candidate: 2.15-0ubuntu10.10
Version table:
2.
500 http://
500 http://
*** 2.15-0ubuntu10.9 0
100 /var/lib/
2.15-0ubuntu10 0
500 http://
3) Can't install any new package or dist-upgrade or upgrade
4) apt-get install -f
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:
linux-
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
comerr-dev libc6 libc6:i386 libc6-dev libc6-i386 libcomerr2 libcomerr2:i386
libfreetype6 libfreetype6:i386 libfreetype6-dev
Suggested packages:
glibc-doc glibc-doc:i386 locales:i386
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libc6-dev libc6-i386
The following packages will be upgraded:
comerr-dev libc6 libc6:i386 libcomerr2 libcomerr2:i386 libfreetype6
libfreetype6:i386 libfreetype6-dev
8 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 84 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/17.2 MB of archives.
After this operation, 21.6 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 442274 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace libc6:i386 2.15-0ubuntu10.9 (using .../libc6_
De-configuring libc6:amd64 ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/
subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 2
Preparing to replace libc6:amd64 2.15-0ubuntu10.9 (using .../libc6_
De-configuring libc6:i386 ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/
subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/
/var/cache/
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
apt-get autoremove
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
bcmwl-
build-essential : Depends: libc6-dev but it is not installed or
comerr-dev : Depends: libc6-dev but it is not installed or
lib32asound2 : Depends: libc6-i386 (>= 2.7) but it is not installed
lib32nss-mdns : Depends: libc6-i386 (>= 2.4) but it is not installed
lib32z1 : Depends: libc6-i386 (>= 2.4) but it is not installed
libc6 : Depends: libc-bin (= 2.15-0ubuntu10.9)
libc6:i386 : Depends: libc-bin:i386 (= 2.15-0ubuntu10.9)
libexpat1-dev : Depends: libc6-dev but it is not installed or
libfreetype6-dev : Depends: libc6-dev but it is not installed or
libgdbm-dev : Depends: libc6-dev but it is not installed or
libncurses5-dev : Depends: libc-dev
libpcre3-dev : Depends: libc6-dev but it is not installed
libsqlite3-dev : Depends: libc6-dev but it is not installed
libstdc++6-4.6-dev : Depends: libc6-dev (>= 2.13-0ubuntu6) but it is not installed
libtool : Depends: libc6-dev but it is not installed or
libusb-dev : Depends: libc6-dev but it is not installed or
libxft-dev : Depends: libc6-dev but it is not installed or
ruby1.9.1-dev : Depends: libc6-dev but it is not installed
teamviewer9 : Depends: libc6-i386 (>= 2.4) but it is not installed
zlib1g-dev : Depends: libc6-dev but it is not installed or
E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.
Software index is broken
It is impossible to install or remove any software. Please use the package manager "Synaptic" or run "sudo apt-get install -f" in a terminal to fix this issue at first.
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: libc6 2.15-0ubuntu10.9
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-75-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.8
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Feb 26 22:05:46 2015
DistributionCha
# This is a distribution channel descriptor
# For more information see http://
canonical-
DpkgTerminalLog:
Preparing to replace libc6:i386 2.15-0ubuntu10.9 (using .../libc6_
De-configuring libc6:amd64 ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/
subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 2
DuplicateSignature: package:
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 2
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 "Precise" - Build amd64 LIVE Binary 20120703-15:08
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: eglibc
Title: package libc6 2.15-0ubuntu10.9 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
| summary: |
- apt-get install -f failed + apt-get install -f failed ambiguous libc6 i386/amd64 |
| description: | updated |
| tags: | removed: need-duplicate-check |
