Sorry after some plugging around I found that my libc6 file was on a newer version than all the other dependencies of build-essential package and downgraded it and everything works fine now.
Thanks -- Synaptic Package Manager won't let me install build-essentials https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/274230 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs