During install "error processing package libglib2.0-0:i386"

[Ralph]

Installing the update for libglib2.0-0:i386 fails on two different computers.
Output follows for the update. The errors are near the bottom.

Other requested info is at the bottom.

(Reading database ... 446385 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../0-libc6-i386_2.31-0ubuntu9.7_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libc6-i386 (2.31-0ubuntu9.7) over (2.31-0ubuntu9.3) ...
Replaced by files in installed package libc6:i386 (2.31-0ubuntu9.3) ...
Preparing to unpack .../1-libc6-dev_2.31-0ubuntu9.7_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libc6-dev:amd64 (2.31-0ubuntu9.7) over (2.31-0ubuntu9.3) ...
Preparing to unpack .../2-libc-dev-bin_2.31-0ubuntu9.7_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libc-dev-bin (2.31-0ubuntu9.7) over (2.31-0ubuntu9.3) ...
Preparing to unpack .../3-libc6-dbg_2.31-0ubuntu9.7_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libc6-dbg:amd64 (2.31-0ubuntu9.7) over (2.31-0ubuntu9.3) ...
Preparing to unpack .../4-libc6_2.31-0ubuntu9.7_i386.deb ...
De-configuring libc6:amd64 (2.31-0ubuntu9.3) ...
Unpacking libc6:i386 (2.31-0ubuntu9.7) over (2.31-0ubuntu9.3) ...
Preparing to unpack .../5-libc6_2.31-0ubuntu9.7_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libc6:amd64 (2.31-0ubuntu9.7) over (2.31-0ubuntu9.3) ...
Setting up libc6:amd64 (2.31-0ubuntu9.7) ...
(Reading database ... 446385 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../locales_2.31-0ubuntu9.7_all.deb ...
Unpacking locales (2.31-0ubuntu9.7) over (2.31-0ubuntu9.3) ...
Preparing to unpack .../libc-bin_2.31-0ubuntu9.7_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libc-bin (2.31-0ubuntu9.7) over (2.31-0ubuntu9.3) ...
Setting up libc-bin (2.31-0ubuntu9.7) ...
(Reading database ... 446385 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libgtk-3-common_3.24.20-0ubuntu1.1_all.deb ...
Unpacking libgtk-3-common (3.24.20-0ubuntu1.1) over (3.24.20-0ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libgtk-3-common (3.24.20-0ubuntu1.1) ...
(Reading database ... 446385 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libgail-3-0_3.24.20-0ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libgail-3-0:amd64 (3.24.20-0ubuntu1.1) over (3.24.20-0ubuntu1) ...
Preparing to unpack .../libgtk-3-0_3.24.20-0ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libgtk-3-0:amd64 (3.24.20-0ubuntu1.1) over (3.24.20-0ubuntu1) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent processing triggers for libglib2.0-0:i386:
 libglib2.0-0:i386 depends on libc6 (>= 2.28); however:
  Package libc6:i386 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package libglib2.0-0:i386 (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving triggers unprocessed
dpkg: dependency problems prevent processing triggers for libglib2.0-0:i386:
 libglib2.0-0:i386 depends on libc6 (>= 2.28); however:
  Package libc6:i386 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package libglib2.0-0:i386 (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving triggers unprocessed
dpkg: dependency problems prevent processing triggers for libglib2.0-0:i386:
 libglib2.0-0:i386 depends on libc6 (>= 2.28); however:
  Package libc6:i386 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package libglib2.0-0:i386 (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving triggers unprocessed
dpkg: dependency problems prevent processing triggers for libglib2.0-0:i386:
 libglib2.0-0:i386 depends on libc6 (>= 2.28); however:
  Package libc6:i386 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package libglib2.0-0:i386 (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving triggers unprocessed
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already

and this goes on for a VERY long time! It hangs the package manager! Full output is attached.

I am using Linux Mint 20.3

ralph@toumeya:~/Desktop$ sudo apt-cache policy libglib2.0-0:i386
libglib2.0-0:i386:
  Installed: 2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.4
  Candidate: 2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.4
  Version table:
 *** 2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.4 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.3 500
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/main i386 Packages
     2.64.2-1~fakesync1 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main i386 Packages
ralph@toumeya:~/Desktop$

I expect the install to occur with NO errors!

Questions?? Drop me a note! I have been using Debian distributions for 15+ years.
Ralph

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thanks but you should report those issues to Mint since that's the distribution you are using

[Ralph (rpeters52)]

I tried to fix it

ralph@toumeya:~/Desktop$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
ralph@toumeya:~/Desktop$ sudo apt-get install -f
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.

and it appears that nothing happened??

[Jeremy Akers (irwinr12)]

I'm having the exact same issue in Pop!_OS 20.04 LTS

I fixed it once by doing:

sudo dpkg --force depends -P libglib2.0-0:i386

But then the next time I did an update the issue came back again. This definitely seems like an upstream problem as it affects multiple Ubuntu derived distros.

[Ravi Misra (ravi-csin)]

I am also having the same issue on Pop!_OS 20.04 LTS.

Though,
sudo dpkg --configure -a

followed by:
sudo apt --fix-broken install

and finally:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

fixed issue on my machine.

[Ralph (rpeters52)]

Thanks for the comments! BUT, it did not fix the problem.
I have tried that sequence several times and it makes no difference for me.