** Description changed: - 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. + This bug is also reported in: + bug #1269405 + bug #1269483 + bug #1269500 + bug #1269669 + bug #1286476 - bug #1271440 describes a similar problem, where the package is not - libc6, but libselinux. + It affects users trying to install/upgrade libc6 using dpkg, and in my + case occurred during an upgrade from 13.10 to 14.04. - 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. + A similar bug is reported in: + bug #1271440 + + A workaround for the issue is found 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.
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