[Bug 1232362] [NEW] libc6 breaks saucy upgrade from raring

[Julien Aubin]

Public bug reported:

Hi,

I'm using Kubuntu 13.10 saucy 64-bits, upgraded yesterday from Raring.
During the upgrade, I got a message which broke the complete update,
i.e. libc6 failed to configure because it could not replace files within
/lib64, complaining with an error message like this :

A copy of the C library was found in an unexpected directory:
  '/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc-2.17.so'
It is not safe to upgrade the C library in this situation;
please remove that copy of the C library or get it out of
'/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu' and try again.

I could save my upgrade with a liveCD, removing the offending files,
expanding the right libc with dpkg-deb -x, chrooting and running apt-get
install -f.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: libc6 2.17-93ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-9.16-generic 3.11.2
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-9-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Sep 28 08:29:25 2013
Dependencies:
 gcc-4.8-base 4.8.1-10ubuntu4
 libc6 2.17-93ubuntu1
 libgcc1 1:4.8.1-10ubuntu4
 multiarch-support 2.17-93ubuntu1
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=fr_FR
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: eglibc
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-09-27 (0 days ago)

** Affects: eglibc (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug saucy

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Title:
  libc6 breaks saucy upgrade from raring

Status in “eglibc” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Hi,

  I'm using Kubuntu 13.10 saucy 64-bits, upgraded yesterday from Raring.
  During the upgrade, I got a message which broke the complete update,
  i.e. libc6 failed to configure because it could not replace files
  within /lib64, complaining with an error message like this :

  A copy of the C library was found in an unexpected directory:
    '/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc-2.17.so'
  It is not safe to upgrade the C library in this situation;
  please remove that copy of the C library or get it out of
  '/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu' and try again.

  I could save my upgrade with a liveCD, removing the offending files,
  expanding the right libc with dpkg-deb -x, chrooting and running apt-
  get install -f.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: libc6 2.17-93ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-9.16-generic 3.11.2
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-9-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat Sep 28 08:29:25 2013
  Dependencies:
   gcc-4.8-base 4.8.1-10ubuntu4
   libc6 2.17-93ubuntu1
   libgcc1 1:4.8.1-10ubuntu4
   multiarch-support 2.17-93ubuntu1
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=fr_FR
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: eglibc
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-09-27 (0 days ago)

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