[Bug 1250723] Re: package libc6 2.17-0ubuntu5.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

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** Tags added: hardware-error

** Changed in: eglibc (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Low

** Changed in: eglibc (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  package libc6 2.17-0ubuntu5.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
  new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

Status in “eglibc” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  When I try to upgrade it used to say that it could not perform task
  because there was a libc6 2.7 in a directory it was not supposed to be
  in. I removed it and tried again. Said I had to remove the -new
  version of the file, did so and still had the problem. Went to
  Synaptic and used this to remove all the broken files all  240 of
  them. Did this and then ran apt-get update and upgrade and the problem
  apparently is still not fixed. I do not know how the glib file is
  getting placed into the improper directory.

  Thanks for your time and effort.

  Dale F. Victor

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: libc6 2.17-0ubuntu5.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-33.48-generic 3.8.13.11
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-33-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.5
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Nov 12 20:25:28 2013
  DuplicateSignature: package:libc6:2.17-0ubuntu5.1:subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
  ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-05-26 (535 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: eglibc
  Title: package libc6 2.17-0ubuntu5.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-04-28 (199 days ago)

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