Bug#1060387: libc6:amd64 (2.37-13) upgrade stuck at Setting up on WSL 2

["Dunkerley, Adam D." <ADDUNKER@southernco.com>]

Package: libc6-amd64

Version: 2.37-13

 

While running `sudo apt upgrade`, the process hangs while installing libc6:amd64. The last line output is “Setting up libc6:amd64 (2.37-13) ...”.

The dpkg logs show “status half-configured libc6:amd64 2.37-13”.

I left this process running overnight to no avail. This prevents me from being able to update my system.

Here is a Stack Overflow post regarding this issue: debian - Apt stucked in setting up libc6 - Stack Overflow

 

I am using Debian GNU/Linux trixie/sid, kernel 5.15.133.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2 on Windows 11 x86_64.

 

Adam Dunkerley