Bug#727786: follow-up for: removal of libc6-amd64 makes system unusable

2013-10-28 Thread Paul Gevers
Just an important note for anybody ending up at this bug and wanting to remove libc6-amd64. As long as you have root access to the system and have not powered off yet, I believe you can fix this issue without rescue CD/USB. With root access (sudo does not work anymore, because the setguid fails) y

Bug#727786: follow-up for: removal of libc6-amd64 makes system unusable

2013-10-26 Thread Jose Luis Rivas
On 10/26/2013 03:16 PM, Paul Gevers wrote: > Seems this bug was indeed already reported: 699206 and 707185. However, > it is not clear to me how I can get my system working again. Obviously, > I can not remove or create symlinks to the right location as ln and > friends don't work anymore (not to m

Bug#727786: follow-up for: removal of libc6-amd64 makes system unusable

2013-10-26 Thread Paul Gevers
Seems this bug was indeed already reported: 699206 and 707185. However, it is not clear to me how I can get my system working again. Obviously, I can not remove or create symlinks to the right location as ln and friends don't work anymore (not to mention that sudo and getty don't help). Seems like