Package: libc6-i686
Version: 2.22-7
Severity: minor
Hey guys,
I hope you're well.
* What led up to the situation?
While installing security patches, aptitude
asked if it would be OK to remove libc6-i686,
and neither
$ apt-cache show libc6-i686
or
$ aptitude show libc6-i686
reported that libc6-i686 is now a virtual
package.
Instead, they said libc6-i686 contains the
standard libraries that are used by nearly all
programs on the system.
* What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
ineffective)?
With some help from awwal and Alam_Squeeze on
OFTC's #debian-next channel, I saw that
libc6-i686's web page at
https://packages.debian.org/sid/libc6-i686
says it's a virtual package.
So I removed libc6-i686.
* What was the outcome of this action?
It worked, at least for the (about) half hour
between removal and typing this bug report.
* What outcome did you expect instead?
I expected
"$ aptitude show libc60i686"
and
"$ apt-cache show libc6-i686"
to report that libc6-i686 is a virtual
package, and not that it contains the standard
libraries that are used by nearly all programs
on the system.
Thanks,
Kingsley
-- System Information:
Debian Release: stretch/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 4.4.0-1-686-pae (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
Versions of packages libc6-i686 depends on:
ii libc6 2.22-10
libc6-i686 recommends no packages.
libc6-i686 suggests no packages.
