Just to follow up on this, the following is in the terminal but doesn't seem to be in main.log:
Removing xbiff ... Removing xcalc ... Removing xclipboard ... Removing xclock ... Removing xconsole ... (Reading database ... 154624 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace libc6-dev 2.6.1-1ubuntu10 (using .../libc6-dev_2.7-9ubuntu2_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libc6-dev ... Preparing to replace libc6 2.6.1-1ubuntu10 (using .../libc6_2.7-9ubuntu2_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libc6 ... Setting up libc6 (2.7-9ubuntu2) ... Installing new version of config file /etc/init.d/glibc.sh Installing new version of config file /etc/gai.conf ... *** stack smashing detected ***: /usr/bin/perl terminated dpkg : error processing libc6 (--configure): subprocess post-installation script killed by signal (Segmentation fault), core dumped Errors were encountered while processing: libc6 dpkg: regarding .../libc6-i686_2.7-9ubuntu2_i386.deb containing libc6-i686, pre-dependency problem: libc6-i686 pre-depends on libc6 (= 2.7-9ubuntu2) libc6 latest configured version is 2.6.1-1ubuntu10. dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6-i686_2.7-9ubuntu2_i386.deb (--unpack): pre-dependency problem - not installing libc6-i686 That "*** stack smashing detected ***: /usr/bin/perl terminated line" is quite disconcerting. Also, I recently did an apt-get upgrade which had two instances of the following lines: Processing triggers for libc6 ... ldconfig deferred processing now taking place -- kubuntu Hardy Heron could not install libc6 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/205079 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
