Failed dist-upgrade

@ngelot · 07-18-2007, 07:08 PM

On my debian stable I'm running kernel 2.2.20

I did a apt-get upgrade without any problems, and then I did a apt-get dist-upgrade. I got this message:

Code:

Name Service Switch update in the C Library: pre-installation question.

Running services and programs that are using NSS need to be restarted,
otherwise they might not be able to do lookup or authentication any more.
The installation process is able to restart some services (such as ssh or
telnetd), but other programs cannot be restarted automatically.  One such
program that needs manual stopping and restart after the glibc upgrade by
yourself is xdm - because automatic restart might disconnect your active
X11 sessions.

Known packages that need to be stopped before the glibc upgrade are:
        xdm kdm gdm postgresql xscreensaver

This script did not detect any installed services which need to be
stopped.

If you want to interrupt the upgrade now and continue later, please
answer No to the question below.

Do you want to upgrade glibc now? [Y/n]

After answering Yes I got this:

Code:

WARNING: This version of glibc requires that you be running
kernel version 2.4.1 or later. Earlier kernels contained
bugs that may render the system unusable if a modern version
of glibc is installed.
dpkg: Feil ved behandling av /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.3.6.ds1-13_i386.deb (--unpack):
 underprosessen pre-installation script returnerte feilstatus 1
Det oppsto feil ved behandling av:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.3.6.ds1-13_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

(Sorry it's in norwegian...)

Code:

# apt-get install linux-image-2.6-686
Leser pakkelister ... Ferdig
Skaper oversikt over avhengighetsforhold ... Ferdig
Du vil kanskje utføre "apt-get -f install" for å rette på disse:
Følgende pakker har uinnfridde avhengighetsforhold:
  libc6-dev: Avhenger av: libc6 (= 2.3.6.ds1-13) men 2.3.2.ds1-22sarge5 skal installeres
  linux-image-2.6-686: Avhenger av: linux-image-2.6.18-4-686 men skal ikke installeres
  locales: Avhenger av: glibc-2.3.6.ds1-1
E: Uinnfridde avhengighetsforhold. Prøv "apt-get -f install" uten pakker (eller angi en løsning).

apt-get -f install turn into a loop where I'm getting the same messages....
apt-get upgrade and apt-get dist-upgrade gives me the same errormessages:

Code:

# apt-get upgrade
Leser pakkelister ... Ferdig
Skaper oversikt over avhengighetsforhold ... Ferdig
Du vil kanskje kjøre "apt-get -f install" for å rette på dette.
Følgende pakker har uinnfridde avhengighetsforhold:
  libc6-dev: Avhenger av: libc6 (= 2.3.6.ds1-13) men 2.3.2.ds1-22sarge5 er installert
  locales: Avhenger av: glibc-2.3.6.ds1-1
E: Uinnfridde avhengighetsforhold - Prøv "-f".

How can I fix this so that I can install a newer kernel, and then try dist upgrade again....?

Please help - I'm stuck...

war1025 · 07-18-2007, 07:20 PM

I got stuck in one of these problems, and people kept preaching at me that I should be using aptitude.

The process is detailed in one of the later posts on my thread (apt-get hell)

I can't read norweigan but some of the other things in that thread might help you...

Dutch Master · 07-18-2007, 07:24 PM

You didn't upgrade your system in a while, haven't you?

You're still on Woody or maybe even Potato

Anyway, the easiest way to upgrade now is to start from scratch. Yes, I know Debian has a "install once, upgrade forever" policy, but: a) that only works if you keep pace with release cycles and b) it's no use trying to fix something that'll take forever to fix. Get yourself the Etch net-install cd (current Stable) and install again. Be sure to backup any data before you begin

AlucardZero · 07-19-2007, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by @ngelot

On my debian stable I'm running kernel 2.2.20

???

Debian Stable (Etch) is at 2.6.18. Debian OldStable (Sarge) is on 2.6.8/2.4.27 (iirc). You're running a very old version.

As mentioned, you should do a clean install of Etch.

HappyTux · 07-19-2007, 12:57 PM

dpkg -i --force-overwrite /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.3.6.ds1-13_i386.deb to get by the packaging error then dpkg --configure -a to get the unconfigured packages when the error happened now proceed with your dist-upgrade/new kernel install.

Daws · 07-19-2007, 08:36 PM

Quote:

dpkg -i --force-overwrite /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.3.6.ds1-13_i386.deb to get by the packaging error then dpkg --configure -a to get the unconfigured packages when the error happened now proceed with your dist-upgrade/new kernel install.

Hmm maybe... but as was stated earlier 2.2.20 was last seen in Woody, the rest of the system itself could be a lot older. This error is likely the first of many down the line. I agree with the others, a reinstall would be my first suggestion. Upgrading a 2.2 kernel directly to a 2.6 is ok if you are insane and have nothing to lose and in the unlikely event that it works, you still have all the other packages to upgrade.

@ngelot, if you are going to take the HappyTux route, and I cannot stress this enough: you'd better have some recent backups.

@ngelot · 07-28-2007, 06:55 PM

Thanks for all help!

My problem is now solved !!

What I did was to download and install the oldstable-versions of libc6, libc6-dev and locales.

I had to purge tzdata to get oldstable libc installed.

After that libc6-dev was having issues with locales, but this was also solved installing the oldstable versions of both.

Now apt have no errors, and I'll be sure to install a newer kernel before doing any dist-upgrades!!

What probably happend was that I when I set up the server in oct 2004 I compiled my own kernel. Doing this I haven't had any kernel-upgrades using apt since, and I was stuck with 2.2.20...

Anyway - it's solved now and I'm a happy penguin