Public bug reported:
I'm trying to upgrade a test partition from Linux Mint 21.x to Mint 22.
Unfortunately, I can't because libc6:amd64 refuses to install. I get the
following errors:
dpkg-divert: error: cannot divert directories
Use --help for help about diverting files.
dpkg: error processing archive libc6_2.39-0ubuntu8.2_amd64.deb (--install):
new libc6:amd64 package pre-installation script subprocess returned error exit
status 2
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.35-0ubuntu3.8) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
libc6_2.39-0ubuntu8.2_amd64.deb
Because libc6 refuses to install, other packages, such as libc-bin, refuse to
install as well. I've had to change my apt sources file back to "Jammy" for the
Ubuntu repos, and "Virginia" for the Mint repos, so that I can downgrade
eveything back to the way it was. Also, even though this is a Linux Mint bug,
I'm filing it here because the package came from Ubuntu's repos, and therefore
likely affect Ubuntu as well.
After digging through the package file, I've determined the problem is
likely caused by lines 463-465 in the "preinst" file for
preinstallation. For convenience, I will copy those lines below:
if [ "$1" = install -o "$1" = upgrade ] && [ "/lib64" != "/lib" ]; then
dpkg-divert --quiet --add --no-rename --package base-files --divert
"/lib64.usr-is-merged" "/lib64"
fi
I don't know anything about this dpkg-divert tool, but I guess it's
supposed to move files from the "/lib64" directory, to the "/lib64.usr-
is-merged" directory. The former does exist as a directory, but the
latter doesn't exist at all. Strange.
Also note: the package's exact name, as it appears to apt, is
"libc6_2.39-0ubuntu8.2_amd64.deb". However, LaunchPad won't let me put
that in as the package behind the but, so I guess "glibc" is close
enough.
** Affects: glibc (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: 22.04 24.04 upgrade
** Summary changed:
- libc6(AMD64) refuses to install: cannot divert directories
+ libc6(AMD64) refuses to install: "dpkg-divert: error: cannot divert
directories"
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libc6(AMD64) refuses to install: "dpkg-divert: error: cannot divert
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