** Description changed: This bug was first described in bug #1269405 , bug #1269483 , bug #1269500 , and bug #1269669. It affects users trying to install/upgrade libc6 using dpkg, and in my case occurred during an upgrade from 13.10 to 14.04. bug #1271440 describes a similar problem, where the package is not libc6, but libselinux. A workaround for the issue is described in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/1269731/comments/32 - . It involves temporarily redirecting calls to telinit to /bin/true. + . The relevant part is point 1) . It involves temporarily redirecting + calls to telinit to /bin/true. This is an umbrella ticket filed just to get the bug reopened. Please see the other tickets for details, attachments, screenshots etc.
** Description changed: - This bug was first described in bug #1269405 , bug #1269483 , bug #1269500 , and bug #1269669. + This bug was first described in bug #1269405 , bug #1269483 , bug #1269500 , and bug #1269669. Now bug #1286476 has also been submitted, describing the same problem. It affects users trying to install/upgrade libc6 using dpkg, and in my case occurred during an upgrade from 13.10 to 14.04. bug #1271440 describes a similar problem, where the package is not libc6, but libselinux. A workaround for the issue is described in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/1269731/comments/32 . The relevant part is point 1) . It involves temporarily redirecting calls to telinit to /bin/true. This is an umbrella ticket filed just to get the bug reopened. Please see the other tickets for details, attachments, screenshots etc. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1303139 Title: Kernel panic when dpkg attempts to install libc6 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/upstart/+bug/1303139/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
