libc6 update fails

[SnowX]

Binary package hint: libc6

When doing an apt-get dist-upgrade the following results:

Preparing to replace libc6 2.4-1ubuntu12 (using .../libc6_2.4-1ubuntu12.2_i386.deb) ...
Matching libraries: /usr/lib/libpthread.so.20 /lib/ld-linux.so.2

A copy of glibc was found in an unexpected directory.
It is not safe to upgrade the C library in this situation;
please remove that copy of the C library and try again.
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.4-1ubuntu12.2_i386.deb (--unpack):
subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.4-1ubuntu12.2_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[eze80 (ezequiel-pozzo)]

The problem is commented here:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=344570

I posted a workaround for this problem in that thread.

[SnowX (snowx1000)]

I saw the thread before posting here, thank you though. This needs to be fixed for average users however. Updates should not kill the system (well X and whatever else depends on it).