package libc6 2.11.1-0ubuntu7.8 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new post-removal script killed by signal (Illegal instruction)

[skilleter]

Trying to upgrade from 10.04.3 LTS to current version of Xubuntu. Failed with illegal instruction. Tried to recover using sudo apt-get -f install and same happened.

The following packages have unmet dependencies.
  libc6: Depends: libc-bin (= 2.11.1-0ubuntu7.8) but 2.12.1-0ubuntu10.2 is installed
         Recommends: libc6-i686
  libnih1: Depends: libc6 (> 2.12) but 2.11.1-0ubuntu7.8 is installed
  ubuntu-minimal: Depends: libc6-i686
E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.
jms@server:~$ sudo apt-get -f install
[sudo] password for jms:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies...Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  libc-dev-bin libc6 libc6-dev
Suggested packages:
  glibc-doc
The following packages will be upgraded:
  libc-dev-bin libc6 libc6-dev
3 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 944 not upgraded.
6 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/8,941kB of archives.
After this operation, 459kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 122766 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace libc6-dev 2.11.1-0ubuntu7.8 (using .../libc6-dev_2.12.1-0ubuntu10.2_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libc6-dev ...
Preparing to replace libc-dev-bin 2.11.1-0ubuntu7.8 (using .../libc-dev-bin_2.12.1-0ubuntu10.2_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libc-dev-bin ...
Preparing to replace libc6 2.11.1-0ubuntu7.8 (using .../libc6_2.12.1-0ubuntu10.2_i386.deb) ...
Checking for services that may need to be restarted...
Checking init scripts...
Unpacking replacement libc6 ...
dpkg: warning: old post-removal script killed by signal (Illegal instruction)
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.12.1-0ubuntu10.2_i386.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new post-removal script killed by signal (Illegal instruction)
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess installed pre-installation script killed by signal (Illegal instruction)
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.12.1-0ubuntu10.2_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: libc6 2.11.1-0ubuntu7.8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-36.79-generic 2.6.32.46+drm33.20
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-36-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Dec 17 10:18:11 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess new post-removal script killed by signal (Illegal instruction)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 10.04.2 "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20110214.1)
SourcePackage: eglibc
Title: package libc6 2.11.1-0ubuntu7.8 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new post-removal script killed by signal (Illegal instruction)

[dino99 (9d9)]

This is no more a supported version now