Public bug reported: 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) ** Affects: eglibc (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-package raring -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1250723 Title: package libc6 2.17-0ubuntu5.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/eglibc/+bug/1250723/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs