[Bug 249340] Re: Gutsy->Hardy upgrade hangs in localedef

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Please let me know what can I try to do to resolve my update process.
Thanks.
Enrico

2008/9/5 Stefan Bader <stefan.bader at canonical.com>

> If you upgrade the kernel components to 2.6.24-21 from -proposed, does
> this help?
>
> --
> Gutsy->Hardy upgrade hangs in localedef
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/249340
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> of a duplicate bug.
>
> Status in "langpack-locales" source package in Ubuntu: Invalid
> Status in "linux" source package in Ubuntu: Invalid
> Status in "linux-source-2.6.15" source package in Ubuntu: Fix Released
> Status in "linux-source-2.6.22" source package in Ubuntu: Fix Released
> Status in langpack-locales in Ubuntu Dapper: Invalid
> Status in linux in Ubuntu Dapper: Invalid
> Status in linux-source-2.6.15 in Ubuntu Dapper: Fix Released
> Status in linux-source-2.6.22 in Ubuntu Dapper: Invalid
> Status in langpack-locales in Ubuntu Gutsy: Invalid
> Status in linux in Ubuntu Gutsy: Invalid
> Status in linux-source-2.6.15 in Ubuntu Gutsy: Invalid
> Status in linux-source-2.6.22 in Ubuntu Gutsy: Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: locales
>
> I've been running Feisty for a while and decided to upgrade to Hardy.  I
> used the Update Manager to upgrade from Feisty to Gutsy without problems
> last night.  Tonight I decided to take the next step from Gutsy to Hardy.  I
> again used the Update Manager GUI.  But this time things didn't go so well.
>
> During the step "Setting up locales (2.7.9-4) ..." I get the following
> message:
>
> Generating locales...
>  en_AU.UTF-8...
>
> And then the installer hangs forever with localedef eating 100% CPU.
>
> I'm not the only one.  Here are the relevant threads on the forums:
>
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=861384
>
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=861194
>
> Interestingly enough, both threads were started *tonight* and there are no
> relevant earlier threads matching "localedef", which makes me suspect this
> was due to a very recent change.
>
> As a workaround, "sudo killall locale-gen" allows the installation to
> continue, though several packages fail to install due to dependency errors.
>
> I also submitted an automated bug report after the failed upgrade (bug
> 249346).
>
>


-- 
Enrico Stronati

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Gutsy->Hardy upgrade hangs in localedef
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/249340
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