Broken libc6 running Sid (multiarch sytem)

From	Mark Allums <mark@allums.email>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Broken libc6 running Sid (multiarch sytem)
Date	2021-12-19 05:50 +0100
Message-ID	<DvWj0-1HR-1@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink)
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I messed up real good!  I foolishly tried to upgrade my libc6 to the 
version in experimental, and the i386 version wouldn't install, 
something about lintian overrides. (Why lintian is even installed is a 
mystery.  I don't need it, and with the current state of the broken 
libc6, I cant uninstall it.)  I decided to fix it by downgrading libc, 
et al, back to Testing/Sid.  Now, libc6-amd64 package won't downgrade, 
something about overwriting a file (not like other versions of same 
package, duh.) I downloaded the amd64 libc6 .deb from Testing and 
attempted to use dpkg to forcibly install it, but I guess I don't 
understand the man page about forcing things, cause it won't work.  The 
following is some of my thrashing around, trying to understand and fix it.

I'm no guru, what do?

Mark Allums



root@martha:/home/george/Desktop# apt -f install

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  libc-dev-bin : Depends: libc6 (< 2.34) but 2.34-0experimental1 is 
installed
  libc6 : Breaks: locales (< 2.34) but 2.33-1 is installed
          Breaks: libc6:i386 (!= 2.34-0experimental1) but 2.33-1 is 
installed
  libc6:i386 : Breaks: libc6 (!= 2.33-1) but 2.34-0experimental1 is 
installed
  libc6-dbg : Depends: libc6 (= 2.33-1) but 2.34-0experimental1 is installed
  libc6-dev : Depends: libc6 (= 2.33-1) but 2.34-0experimental1 is installed
  libc6-i386 : Depends: libc6 (= 2.33-1) but 2.34-0experimental1 is 
installed
  libc6-x32 : Depends: libc6 (= 2.33-1) but 2.34-0experimental1 is installed
E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be 
caused by held packages.
E: Unable to correct dependencies



root@martha:/home/george/Desktop# aptitude
Performing actions...
Preconfiguring packages ...
dpkg: warning: downgrading libc6:amd64 from 2.34-0experimental1 to 2.33-1
(Reading database ... 2712532 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libc6_2.33-1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libc6:amd64 (2.33-1) over (2.34-0experimental1) ...
dpkg: error processing archive 
/var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.33-1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libc6/NEWS.gz', which is 
different from other instances of package libc6:amd64
dpkg-deb: error: paste subprocess was killed by signal (Broken pipe)

<snippage of irrelevancies>

Errors were encountered while processing:
  /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.33-1_amd64.deb

libc6-dbg:amd64
  libc6-x32
  libc6-dev-x32
  libc6:amd64
  libc6-i386
  libc6-dev:amd64
  libc-dev-bin
  libc-devtools
  libc6-dev-i386
  libc-bin
  locales
  nscd
  man-db



root@martha:/home/george/Desktop# apt list | grep libc6

WARNING: apt does not have a stable CLI interface. Use with caution in 
scripts.

libc6-amd64-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-amd64-i386-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-amd64-x32-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-amd64/testing,unstable 2.33-1 i386
libc6-arm64-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-armel-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-armhf-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dbg/testing,unstable,now 2.33-1 amd64 [installed]
libc6-dbg/testing,unstable 2.33-1 i386
libc6-dev-amd64-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-amd64-i386-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-amd64-x32-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-amd64/testing,unstable 2.33-1 i386
libc6-dev-arm64-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-armel-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-armhf-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-hppa-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-i386-amd64-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-i386-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-i386-x32-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-i386/testing,unstable,now 2.33-1 amd64 [installed]
libc6-dev-m68k-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-mips-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-mips32-mips64-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-mips32-mips64el-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-mips32-mips64r6-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-mips32-mips64r6el-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-mips32-mipsn32-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-mips32-mipsn32el-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-mips32-mipsn32r6-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-mips32-mipsn32r6el-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-mips64-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-mips64-mips-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-mips64-mipsel-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-mips64-mipsn32-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-mips64-mipsn32el-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-mips64-mipsn32r6-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-mips64-mipsn32r6el-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-mips64-mipsr6-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-mips64-mipsr6el-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-mips64el-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-mips64r6-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-mips64r6el-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-mipsel-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-mipsn32-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-mipsn32-mips-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-mipsn32-mips64-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-mipsn32-mips64el-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-mipsn32-mips64r6-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-mipsn32-mips64r6el-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-mipsn32-mipsel-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-mipsn32-mipsr6-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-mipsn32-mipsr6el-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-mipsn32el-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-mipsn32r6-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-mipsn32r6el-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-mipsr6-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-mipsr6el-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-powerpc-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-powerpc-ppc64-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-ppc64-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-ppc64-powerpc-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-ppc64el-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-riscv64-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-s390-s390x-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-s390x-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-sh4-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-sparc-sparc64-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-sparc64-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-x32-amd64-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-x32-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-x32-i386-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-dev-x32/testing,unstable,now 2.33-1 amd64 [installed]
libc6-dev-x32/testing,unstable 2.33-1 i386
libc6-dev/testing,unstable,now 2.33-1 amd64 [installed]
libc6-dev/testing,unstable 2.33-1 i386
libc6-hppa-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-i386-amd64-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-i386-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-i386-x32-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-i386/testing,unstable,now 2.33-1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
libc6-m68k-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-mips-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-mips32-mips64-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-mips32-mips64el-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-mips32-mips64r6-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-mips32-mips64r6el-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-mips32-mipsn32-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-mips32-mipsn32el-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-mips32-mipsn32r6-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-mips32-mipsn32r6el-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-mips64-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-mips64-mips-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-mips64-mipsel-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-mips64-mipsn32-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-mips64-mipsn32el-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-mips64-mipsn32r6-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-mips64-mipsn32r6el-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-mips64-mipsr6-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-mips64-mipsr6el-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-mips64el-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-mips64r6-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-mips64r6el-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-mipsel-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-mipsn32-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-mipsn32-mips-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-mipsn32-mips64-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-mipsn32-mips64el-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-mipsn32-mips64r6-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-mipsn32-mips64r6el-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-mipsn32-mipsel-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-mipsn32-mipsr6-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-mipsn32-mipsr6el-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-mipsn32el-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-mipsn32r6-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-mipsn32r6el-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-mipsr6-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-mipsr6el-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-powerpc-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-powerpc-ppc64-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-ppc64-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-ppc64-powerpc-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-ppc64el-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-riscv64-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-s390-s390x-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-s390x-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-sh4-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-sparc-sparc64-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-sparc64-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-x32-amd64-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-x32-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-x32-i386-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6-x32/testing,unstable,now 2.33-1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
libc6-x32/testing,unstable 2.33-1 i386
libc6-xen/stable 2.31-13+deb11u2 i386
libc6.1-alpha-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6.1-dev-alpha-cross/unstable,unstable 2.33-1cross1 all
libc6/experimental,now 2.34-0experimental1 amd64 [installed]
libc6/testing,unstable,now 2.33-1 i386 [installed]



root@martha:/home/george/Desktop# dpkg -i --force-depends 
--force-conflicts "libc6_2.33-1_amd64 (1).deb"
dpkg: warning: downgrading libc6:amd64 from 2.34-0experimental1 to 2.33-1
(Reading database ... 2712532 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack libc6_2.33-1_amd64 (1).deb ...
Unpacking libc6:amd64 (2.33-1) over (2.34-0experimental1) ...
dpkg: error processing archive libc6_2.33-1_amd64 (1).deb (--install):
  trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libc6/NEWS.gz', which is 
different from other instances of package libc6:amd64
dpkg-deb: error: paste subprocess was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
  libc6_2.33-1_amd64 (1).deb
root@martha:/home/george/Desktop#

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Broken libc6 running Sid (multiarch sytem) Mark Allums <mark@allums.email> - 2021-12-19 05:50 +0100
  Re: Broken libc6 running Sid (multiarch sytem) Tim Woodall <debianuser@woodall.me.uk> - 2021-12-19 08:30 +0100
    Re: Broken libc6 running Sid (multiarch sytem) Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2021-12-19 09:40 +0100
      Re: Broken libc6 running Sid (multiarch sytem) Mark Allums <mark@allums.email> - 2021-12-20 01:20 +0100
        Re:[solved] Broken libc6 running Sid (multiarch sytem) Mark Allums <mark@allums.email> - 2021-12-20 03:00 +0100

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