[Bug 1840658] [NEW] package libc6 2.23-0ubuntu11 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Marius Gedminas]

Public bug reported:

do-release-upgrade of Ubuntu 16.04 to 18.04 inside an OpenVZ container
fails rather early in the upgrade process with this error.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: libc6 2.23-0ubuntu11
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-042stab138.1 x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.19
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Aug 19 16:23:07 2019
Dependencies:
 gcc-6-base 6.0.1-0ubuntu1
 libc6 2.23-0ubuntu11
 libgcc1 1:6.0.1-0ubuntu1
Dmesg:
 
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.6
 apt  1.2.32
SourcePackage: glibc
Title: package libc6 2.23-0ubuntu11 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2019-08-19 (0 days ago)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-package xenial

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Title:
  package libc6 2.23-0ubuntu11 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new
  pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

Status in glibc package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  do-release-upgrade of Ubuntu 16.04 to 18.04 inside an OpenVZ container
  fails rather early in the upgrade process with this error.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: libc6 2.23-0ubuntu11
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-042stab138.1 x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.19
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Aug 19 16:23:07 2019
  Dependencies:
   gcc-6-base 6.0.1-0ubuntu1
   libc6 2.23-0ubuntu11
   libgcc1 1:6.0.1-0ubuntu1
  Dmesg:
   
  ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.6
   apt  1.2.32
  SourcePackage: glibc
  Title: package libc6 2.23-0ubuntu11 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2019-08-19 (0 days ago)

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