[Bug 1751230] Re: libc_bin package broken

[John Bester]

** Attachment added: "Run this after installing the rebuilt package"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glibc/+bug/1751230/+attachment/5060991/+files/postinst

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Title:
  libc_bin package broken

Status in glibc package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  After an upgrade, I got this problem:

  dpkg: error processing package libc-bin (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 139

  During several retries and trying several possible solutions I found on the internet, I have seen this as well:
  Segmentation fault

  This bug was reported in earlier versions of Ubuntu (as far back as 2011). None of the suggestions worked - they included:
  apt -f install
  dpkg --configure -a
  apt autoremove
  apt autoclean
  apt clean
  One solution suggested to remove the broken package, but that would have meant breaking Ubuntu.

  I created the following a workaround:

  Download the deb file (libc-bin_2.23-0ubuntu10_amd64.deb) from ubuntu
  package web site (https://packages.ubuntu.com) and save it in /tmp.
  Trying to install this deb will not work. Extract the contents into an
  empty folder (e.g. /tmp/fix). With mc (midnight commander) this is
  pretty easy, but here are some commands that might help.

  mkdir -p /tmp/fix/DEBIAN
  cd /tmp/fix
  ar x ../libc-bin_2.23-0ubuntu10_amd64.deb
  tar -xf data.tar.gz
  cd /tmp/fix/DEBIAN
  tar -xf ../control.tar.gz
  cd /tmp
  rm control.tar.gz
  rm data.tar.gx

  In the end, you need to have etc, sbin, usr and DEBIAN folders in
  /tmp/fix.

  If you used mc, you might have INFO and INSTALL - you can delete them.

  Move DEBIAN/postinst to some other place (e.g. /tmp)

  Now rebuild the package without the postinst script.

  cd /tmp
  dpkg --build /tmp/fix

  You should now have package called build.deb in /tmp. You need to
  rename it, so use this command:

  mv /tmp/build.deb /tmp/fix/libc-bin_2.23-0ubuntu10_amd64.deb

  Now install this file:

  dpkg -i tmp/fix/libc-bin_2.23-0ubuntu10_amd64.deb
  (it should not cause any problems)

  Now run the script that was supposed to be run by the installer:

  bash /tmp/postinst

  Ok, so now you can continue working until the problem has been sorted
  out.

  I attached the repackaged deb - please verify your architecture and
  version before using it.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: libc-bin 2.23-0ubuntu10
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-116.140-generic 4.4.98
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-116-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Feb 23 10:54:34 2018
  Dependencies:
   gcc-6-base 6.0.1-0ubuntu1
   libc6 2.23-0ubuntu10
   libgcc1 1:6.0.1-0ubuntu1
  SourcePackage: glibc
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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