Bug#708831: upgrade-reports: [sid->sid] left system barely unusable (manually fixed with dpkg --install)
Package: upgrade-reports
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable
Broken Python upgrade left me without working debconf.
Full log at http://paste.debian.net/5060/
Fixed by manually installing libc6 packages and locales*.deb
Fetched 520 MB in 21min 17s (407 kB/s)
Reading changelogs... Done
apt-listchanges: Mailing root: apt-listchanges: news for rockhopper
Extracting templates from packages: 100%
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 212752 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace libpython2.7 2.7.3-8 (using
..../libpython2.7_2.7.5-2_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libpython2.7 ...
Preparing to replace python2.7 2.7.3-8 (using
..../python2.7_2.7.5-2_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement python2.7 ...
Preparing to replace python2.7-minimal 2.7.3-8 (using
..../python2.7-minimal_2.7.5-2_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement python2.7-minimal ...
dpkg: warning: unable to delete old directory '/etc/python2.7':
Directory not empty
Selecting previously unselected package libpython2.7-minimal.
Unpacking libpython2.7-minimal (from
..../libpython2.7-minimal_2.7.5-2_i386.deb) ...
Preparing to replace mime-support 3.52-2 (using
..../mime-support_3.54_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement mime-support ...
Preparing to replace debconf 1.5.49 (using .../debconf_1.5.50_all.deb)
....
/usr/bin/python: /lib/i386-linux-gnu/i686/cmov/libc.so.6: version
`GLIBC_2.15' not found (required by /usr/bin/python)
/usr/bin/python: /lib/i386-linux-gnu/i686/cmov/libc.so.6: version
`GLIBC_2.16' not found (required by /usr/bin/python)
dpkg: warning: subprocess old pre-removal script returned error exit
status 1
dpkg: trying script from the new package instead ...
/usr/bin/python: /lib/i386-linux-gnu/i686/cmov/libc.so.6: version
`GLIBC_2.15' not found (required by /usr/bin/python)
/usr/bin/python: /lib/i386-linux-gnu/i686/cmov/libc.so.6: version
`GLIBC_2.16' not found (required by /usr/bin/python)
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/debconf_1.5.50_all.deb
(--unpack):
subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
/usr/bin/python: /lib/i386-linux-gnu/i686/cmov/libc.so.6: version
`GLIBC_2.15' not found (required by /usr/bin/python)
/usr/bin/python: /lib/i386-linux-gnu/i686/cmov/libc.so.6: version
`GLIBC_2.16' not found (required by /usr/bin/python)
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
status 1
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/debconf_1.5.50_all.deb
-- System Information:
Debian Release: jessie/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 3.7-trunk-686-pae (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
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