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

[Aurelien Jarno <aurel32@debian.org>]

control: reassign -1 systemd-sysv
control: forcemerge 1063147 -1
control: affects -1 libc6

On 2024-01-10 22:01, Aurelien Jarno wrote:
> control: reassign -1 libc6
> control: tags -1 + help
> 
> Hi,
> 
> On 2024-01-10 14:11, Dunkerley, Adam D. wrote:
> > 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<https://stackoverflow.com/questions/77781232/apt-stucked-in-setting-up-libc6>
> > 
> > I am using Debian GNU/Linux trixie/sid, kernel 5.15.133.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2 on Windows 11 x86_64.
> 
> We also got another report that telinit got stuck, it wasn't the case
> before, I guess something has changed on the WSL side. Someone with
> knowledge about that system should debug the issue and provide a patch.
> Therefore tagging the bug with help.

This was a systemd bug fixed in version 255.4-1. Reassigning the bug there.

Regards
Aurelien

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